The view from the front door of our cabina shows our vans and the cone of Volcan Arenal. May 4, 2013

Features of a lava flow at the base of Arenal. (See labeled photo, below.) May 4, 2013

Features of a lava flow at the base of Arenal. (See original photo, above.) May 4, 2013

A group photo on the 1992 lava flow, Volcan Arenal. May 4, 2013

We all enjoyed a swim and a hydromassage in the water fall. May 4, 2013

A curious arrangement of caterpillars on the underside of a leaf, Monteverde Cloud Forest. May 5, 2013

One of the many beautiful plants at Monteverde Cloud Forest. May 5, 2013

American crocodiles in Rio Tarcoles. May 6, 2013

A parrot, south of Jaco. May 6, 2013

A sloth at Manuel Antonio coastal rain forest. May 7, 2013

Avenida 9, San Jose, from the roof of Hotel Rincon de San Jose. May 9, 2013