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Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
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The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
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Antarctica: The Ice
Argentina: Land of Silver
Chile: Land of Poets
Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
Peru: Land of the Incas
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Ecuador: Middle of the World
Columbia: Gateway to South America
Panama: Crossroads of the World
Costa Rica: Pura Vida
Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
Honduras: The Banana Republic
El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
Belize: The Jewel of Central America
¡Viva México!
Aventuras en Baja, México
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US Southern Plains
Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
Heading West
Heading South
Across Canada
RTW
Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
E Caribbean Cruise
Moab with the Bryans
Park No. 47!
West Coast Trail
3 NP’s in Cali
Our Greatest Joy in 2013
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El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
Belize: The Jewel of Central America
¡Viva México!
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US Southern Plains
Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
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Heading South
Across Canada
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Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
E Caribbean Cruise
Moab with the Bryans
Park No. 47!
West Coast Trail
3 NP’s in Cali
Our Greatest Joy in 2013
Our Wheels
Pics
Trip Galleries – Group 1
African Escape ’26
Taiwan & Philippines
Transition from Overlanding
The Land Down Under
Our Journey in 2024
Europe 2023
Winter Back in North America
Overlanding Europe
Egypt: Land of Mysteries
Visiting Uganda & Kitojo
On Safari in Kenya
Fall Back in the US ’21
Summer in Ontario
Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
Trip Galleries – Group 2
COVID – Post Vaccination
COVID-19 Times – Part Deux
COVID-19 Times
Brazil 2.0
Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
Brazilia Road Trip
Paraguay: Land of Water
The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
Argentina 2.0
Antarctica: The Ice
Argentina: Land of Silver
Chile: Land of Poets
Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
Peru: Land of the Incas
Trip Galleries – Group 3
Ecuador: Middle of the World
Columbia: Gateway to South America
Panama: Crossroads of the World
Costa Rica: Pura Vida
Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
Honduras: The Banana Republic
El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
Belize: The Jewel of Central America
¡Viva México!
Aventuras en Baja, México
Continuing West
A Touch of the Midwest
Trip Galleries – Group 4
US Southern Plains
Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
Heading West
Heading South
Across Canada
RTW
Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
E Caribbean Cruise
Moab with the Bryans
Park No. 47!
West Coast Trail
3 NP’s in Cali
Our Greatest Joy in 2013
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» Playa Colonia, Uvita, CR
self timer pic of Fran out on Whale Tail
Playa Hermosa from Whale Tail
this critter is a crazy navigator
one of the many awesome sunsets here
an albino mollusk
Ticos - one lying at the tide line getting covered in sand
Fran
black starfish in a tidal pool
pan of beach including whale tail in the distance
a little crab
bigger crab
cops patrolling the beach
Doug heading out to ride the waves
our fave spot
RIver at Playa Uvita
Shore of river
Playa Colonia - Uvita
shoreline at Playa Colonia
south end of the beach
sloth in Uvita
uh oh
visting lizard
Maybe he needs a towel
one of our spots on the Playa
above us
an unbleached sand dollar
approaching the point
Playa Hermosa around the point
pelicans
someone marking their spot on the beach
huge sand dollar
heading back to point from Playa Hermosa
Doug heading out with a boogie board
view of most of the whale tail
Randy's whale tail shot
walking back down to Tigger on 4x4 road
entrance to waterfall
if you look closely there's someone sliding down - LOCO
Doug chatting with Jasmine & Ian
Fran at base of waterfall
even the flowers are too hot
an Aracari toucan in the campground
parakeets in tree nearby our campsite
now you can see the other one
green snake
Iguana in camping parking lot
Fran and her shadow doing a spanish lesson on the beach
orange "butterlfy" shell
another butterfly shell
bleached sand dollar
pretty pink shell
looking south walking on the beach
Christine on the boogie board
Mark enjoying the waves
Doug
the canucks together again
Camped at El Tecal with Mark & CHristine (us on right behind the tree)