In 1997, I roamed around in Costa Rica for two and a half weeks. It is a beautiful country with a laid-back attitude toward life, and I have always wanted to return. In March of 2006, I finally did so with my fine bride, Mary. From March 3 to March 12, we were part of a group with Caravan Tours, returning home two days later, on the 14th. If you would care to peruse them, here are some of our pictures.
Day 2: Our first excursion together took us to Poas Volcano. Here your intrepid narrator poses on the walk up to the overlook.
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Day 2: When we first arrived at the overlook, the volcano was covered in clouds.
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Day 2: Nevertheless, picture taking...
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Day 2: ...and sightseeing commenced.
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Day 2: Five or ten minutes later, amazingly, the clouds parted revealing an awesome landscape.
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Day 2: Mary poses at Poas.
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Day 2: The visitor center was slightly decaying modernist concrete, a common sight in Latin America, in my experience.
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Day 2: During our travels on the coach, part of our view looked like this...
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Day 2: ...and the other part of it looked like this.
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