Jan 31

The Pond in January

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The pond always looks good when the water is cold in January:

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To bad it is really too cold to spend much time out there enjoying it.

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Jan 31

Costa Rica Two

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The day after seeing the Macaws we set off again in search of monkeys.  Our excellent guide Tony from the Marriott took us to Manuel Antonio National Park.

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We walked on some beautiful beaches.

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We saw two toed and three toed sloths and many birds.

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Then finally as we were walking toward the exit we saw Capuchin Monkeys.  They were unafraid of us and came to within a few feet.

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Life is Good.  I’ll post an album on Flickr in a few days.

Jan 30

Nostalgia

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The willow tree that Nurit and I got married under in 1976 in Jack and Eva’s backyard fell into their swimming pool during the recent storms.

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It came up by the roots but didn’t tear down any of the retaining walls.

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Ramon cut it up and carted it away.  I’ll find a wedding picture and show the way it used to be.

Jan 28

Costa Rica One

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Nurit and I are in Costa Rica.  For the first few days we stayed at the beautiful and serene house of our Arizona friends Tony and Maria S.

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It is on the beach in Puntarenas.  The birds that look like grackles swim in the pool.

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Today we journeyed south across the Crocodile River to the Carara National Park.  We hooked up with a private tour and had the extreme good luck to see a pair of Macaws.

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Tonight we are staying at the Marriot Los Suenos in preparation for a trip tomorrow to Manuel Antonio Park to see Monkeys.

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resort aqueduct

Life is Good

Jan 27

Lotus of Siam

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When you are in Las Vegas visit the Lotus of Siam It is a wonderful Thai Restaurant off the beaten path (the Strip) good prices and a very good wine list.

We had a bottle of Coho Cabernet which was excellent.

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