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» Playa Avellanas, CR
creek before the bridge
this sign was interesting
our spot
our campsite as viewed from the beach
to the right of our spot
to the left of our spot
that was a good spot to hang a towel
cool driftwood landmark
feeble sunset first night
at hightide
Fran riding a wave
Doug on his wave
as the sun drops we keep boarding
a pelican in flight
rocky shelves on shore that are hidden at high tide
turtle tracks up the beach from us
our hangout corner
2nd night - you can just make out the sun below the clouds
driftwood outside our hangout spot
one neighbour
sunset 3rd night
there are nice swimming holes out there
4th night sunset
yep; that's us
low tide
another neighbour
lots of pockets of shells & rocks
might be a hawk.....
it started like this.....
turned into this
ended like this
with the driftwood
egret
those little speedy shore birds
Doug heads down the beach doing a Spanish lesson
Fran's footprints
Lola's beach bar
A pelican skimming the waves
aaaaaah Playa Avellanas