Congo Bongo Jungle House, Manzanillo Beach. I seem to be a magnet for every creepy crawly and creature in Costa Rica! The morning began with me putting on my sunglasses only to find a bright yellow spider on the inside of the lenses! Thankfully it was only about half a centimeter in size but not really what you want caught in your eyelashes. Next, I went to put on my bather bottoms and there was an enormous cricket with great long antlers in there.... OMG!!!!!!...

Manzanillo- Tropical downpour this morning, clearing to a lovely, sunny 29 degree day Just when we think that we have seen the things there are to see in a spot, we keep being amazed. Today an enormous sloth crawled ever so slowly down a towering tree outside our jungle house, head first. I didn't realise they got so big. It was strange to see it descending head first after watching koalas for so many years do it feet first. Found it quite nerve wracking to watc...

Manzanillo Beach, Costa Rica - sunny 29 degrees, rainy night Hmmm the date… hmm the day???- this is usually the hardest thing we have to work out!! After much debate- we think it's the 9th Feb- but really- who cares! Its so lovely not to need to know. I haven't worn a watch for weeks either- oh the freedom!! Well we are thoroughly enjoying our open air "jungle house" at Congo Bongo (I struggle not to laugh when I say this name). That said, I do feel a little...

Malpais> San Jose> Manzanillo, 5-2-13 > 8-2-13. We finished our stay in Malpais with more time in our favourite rock pool- Zoe now moving onto "swimming" as she calls it. She is practicing doggy paddle arms and leg kicks and feels very proud to be able to move about half a meter towards me before I have to grab her to prevent her sinking like a stone. She practices this over and over. We did it for an hour the other day! She also is now confident enough...

Mal Pais Beach, Costa Rica. Friday 1-2-13, another beautiful 32ish degree day. It's now been about 10 days at this lovely little beach. Most are spent watching the birds, monkeys, squirrels and iguana in the garden, practicing our Italian, swimming in the rock pools and collecting shells, rocks... or today- for Zac it was sticks- the bigger the better! There are a LOT of sticks on the beach so I was soon lugging around enough for a small campfire!!! These "toug...