Back in civilization! I am currently at Villa Lapas (lapas=macaw) resort near Tarcoles, Costa Rica. We left the Osa Peninsula yesterday, via boat.  While in Corcovado, I made the mistake of tripping and grabbing a spiny black palm. I had a ton of thorns stuck in my hand (still several embedded in it), with Moon claiming the biggest one at over 2 millimiters (he dug several out with some sewing needles). While there, I also decided to go to Grad School one day thanks to a talk at dinner with a guy from Western Michigan University. This basically means the trip has already served its purpose and I can just relax and enjoy the learning process!  We’ve just eaten lunch after a “short” hike (2 hours) at Carara National Park, and now some downtime and my first picture for the trip. Lots of soreness, bug bites, but also lots of awesome learning and animal sightings. To recap, we have traveled from San Jose, to Sierpe, to Corcovado National Park, and then back up the Pacific coast to Tarcoles. The crew is about to head to Jaco, the tourist (and crime) capital of Costa Rica. I am having a blast. Hopefully I can continue to update with pictures This picture is from our first day, when we took the Panamerican highway on the way from San Jose to Sierpe. We stopped for lunch at La Georgina, a restaurant known for its hummingbird feeders and easy sightings of several species. This is a fiery-throated hummingbird. Anyways, much love to everyone back at home! Pura Vida! -Anthony

Back in civilization! I am currently at Villa Lapas (lapas=macaw) resort near Tarcoles, Costa Rica. We left the Osa Peninsula yesterday, via boat.  While in Corcovado, I made the mistake of tripping and grabbing a spiny black palm. I had a ton of thorns stuck in my hand (still several embedded in it), with Moon claiming the biggest one at over 2 millimiters (he dug several out with some sewing needles). While there, I also decided to go to Grad School one day thanks to a talk at dinner with a guy from Western Michigan University. This basically means the trip has already served its purpose and I can just relax and enjoy the learning process! 

We’ve just eaten lunch after a “short” hike (2 hours) at Carara National Park, and now some downtime and my first picture for the trip. Lots of soreness, bug bites, but also lots of awesome learning and animal sightings. To recap, we have traveled from San Jose, to Sierpe, to Corcovado National Park, and then back up the Pacific coast to Tarcoles. The crew is about to head to Jaco, the tourist (and crime) capital of Costa Rica. I am having a blast. Hopefully I can continue to update with pictures

This picture is from our first day, when we took the Panamerican highway on the way from San Jose to Sierpe. We stopped for lunch at La Georgina, a restaurant known for its hummingbird feeders and easy sightings of several species. This is a fiery-throated hummingbird.

Anyways, much love to everyone back at home!

Pura Vida!

-Anthony