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Costa Rico - May 2006
    Reported by Bob Miller - Photos by Bob & Janet Miller

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On May 13, 2006 29 members & friends gathered for our trip to Costa Rica.
Starting at 5 am our bus picked up our members at the Elkins & Miller houses. Heading to Miami for our 3+ hour flight to Costa Rica.

The members & friends attending were Bob & Ruth Sofranko, Bob & Janet Miller, Jim & Margie Elkins, Bob & Kathryn Donaldson, Henry & Carolynn Littleton, Bob & Ruth Van Jones, Bev & Cliff Thompson, Larry & Roberta Knight, Mel & Denise Marley, Dave & Debbie Headd, Kim Routh, Kathy Donan, Gena Burson, Jim & Pat Cole, Atrie & Lucy Ferguson & Jack & Maril McClure.

Upon our arrival we were met by our guides from Bill Beards tours who were with us for the entire trip. After a bumpy 2 1/2 bus ride we arrived at the Flamingo Marina Hotel. It was onto the pool & cocktails & dinner at a local eatery.

The next night at dinner we celebrated Jack & Maril McClure's 19th wedding Anniversary With a toast, dinner & cake.

The next 4 days was drinking, dinning & diving. Some out our friends went fishing & caught the dinner for the next 2 nights The Hotel Rest. cooked up the Mahi & Grouper. During cocktails they served raw tuna which was caught by our fishing people. It melted in your mouth. Thank you to or fishermen & women.

We had 4 days of 2 tank dives. 15 to 20 of vis each day with mild to extra strong surge. Some of us have the scratches & bruises to prove it. Tons of hard coral, Star fish, schools of rays & even larger schools of fish. Had a good dive boat with easy off & easy on. A great crew & dive guides who got us all back to the boat.

On May 18, we headed out on a 5+ hour bus tour to our next hotel, the Volcano Lodge, Stopping to take pix's of the active Arenal volcano. At night you can here the rumbling of the Volcano & see the red lava flowing. What a great sight.
That night it was off for an hour or so to the hot springs. 100+ water felt great on aching bones.

The next morning it was off for an hour horse back ride up into the rain forest & a long climb up never ending set of steps to our canopy zip line tour. Everyone was fitted with a harness.

Over 200 feet up a tree (still more steps to climb) , Zip lines were strung from one tree to another. Some of the lines were a 1000 feet long. You could hear people screaming all the way down the line. What a thrill ride it was. Once back on firm footing it was back to the horses for a ride back to the buses. Did I say firm footing???

Some of our group went for a walking tour of the rainforest & some went back to the hot springs.

Then it was onto dinner where we celebrated Gena Burson 25th birthday. The cake was provided buy our tour guides. The guides told Gena that it was an old Costa Rican Custom the she had to pick the flower off the cake with her teeth. Upon doing so the guide gently touched the back of her head putting her nose into the frosting.

The next day we headed out to do a few hours of white water rafting. Another great time was had. A few of our people made fast exits from the raft after hitting some rocks. Water fights were in order all the way down the river.
Later that day we arrive at the Hotel Irazu in San Jose. The arrival was just in time for an hour of free cocktails. Then onto dinner.

The last day it was off to the airport & the flight home. The end of a great, perfect vacation.

Special thanks must go out to Gene at Aqua Dreams Travel & our guides from Bill Beards. Everything ran like clock work. Giving everyone a great Vacation.

 
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