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Gallery 6 - Back to Boating
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Chris working on the boat with local fishermen in the background |
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Boats moored at BMC (Ker-Mor is 3rd from left) |
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The dinghy dock | ||
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BMC pool area (Chris chatting with Jan) |
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Chris in the pool chatting with Joe & Jan |
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Chris in the pool chatting with Rick | ||
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BMC member dancing with Jan |
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The computer room at BMC |
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View from the computer room | ||
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BMC fuel docks |
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Prestomar shrimp boats |
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Usúlutan hauled out | ||
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Heriberto & Juan (BMC manager & owner) |
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BMC bungalow (Heriberto giving Dana a tour) |
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Chris cleaning up on deck at the end of a day of boat work | ||
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Egret in mangroves |
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Cruising boats viewed from Ker-Mor |
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Rainbow over Puerto Barillas | ||
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Birds flying over Barillas at sunset |
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View of Ker-Mor through the mangroves |
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Dinner on Gamecock (Brad, Chris, Rick & Nancy) | ||
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Panoramic view of moored boats and volcano |
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Our ride |
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On the road out of Barillas | ||
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Usúlutan - shopping Mecca for BMC cruisers |
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The main attraction (grocery store) |
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Usúlutan - view from La Despensa | ||
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Friendly Usúlutan resident (a little too friendly) |
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Rick's favorite eatery in town |
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Happy shoppers on their way back to Barillas | ||
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Slimy frog in the shower |
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Frog on the mirror (or Rorschach test?) |
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Dinner on Garbi (Nancy & Carol kickin' back while the boys cook) | ||
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Chris & Dana with the President of El Salvador, Francisco Flores |
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President's helicopter taking off from BMC |
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Chris & Dana on Ker-Mor | ||
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Dana & Chris inside Ker-Mor |
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Dana behind Plum's monstrous wheel |
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Hanging out over coffee | ||
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En route to cemetery for Dia de los Muertos |
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View of volcano from road |
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The crowded and colorful cemetery | ||
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Chris at the cemetery |
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Graves and cloud-covered volcano |
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Chris and man visiting mother's grave | ||
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Ker-Mor at the fuel dock (notice bat poop stains on
sails) (Rick's photo) |
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Rick on Garbi at the fuel dock |
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Garbi ready to begin her fateful voyage |
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Honduran border stop on way to Costa Rica by bus |
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Nicaraguan volcano viewed from bus |
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Costa Rican squirrel eating a coconut | ||
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Tanny at the first platform of our canopy tour |
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Zipping across the line |
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Tanny excitedly climbing to the next platform | ||
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Horseback ride through the jungle |
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Our guide perched high above Tamarindo |
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Howler monkeys | ||
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Tanny & Chris admiring a view of Playa Flamingo |
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Dana, Tanny & Chris having lunch at a soda on Playa Flamingo |
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Fried snapper - yum! | ||
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This one was a little too big for the plate |
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Frilly bird joining us at the table |
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Chris & Lola enjoying a romantic stroll down Playa Avellana |
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Ker-Mor moored at Barillas |
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Chris taking a turn at the bolt sawing as Joe awaits his shift |
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Close-up of the work space | ||
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Dana's turn |
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The flexible shaft coupling with sawed bolts, finally removed! |
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Followed by the beast itself - the transmission | ||
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Luckily, Prestomar had really big wrenches for opening up the transmission |
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"I've had it up to here with this transmission!" |
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Searching for problems in the pristine planet gears | ||
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"Harrrgh! Transmission work makes me mangy!" |
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Chris cleaning up at the barbershop in Usúlutan |
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Back at the ferreteria (hardware store), again | ||
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Louis and Heriberto taking us for a panga ride through the mangroves |
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Panga parked at Isla San Sebastian |
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Dana on the beach in the early morning sun | ||
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Our own private beach - yippee! |
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Super close-up of Dana (with hair dyed darker - its temporary) |
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Chris on the beach looking out at the volcano | ||
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Chris, Heriberto and some other guy walking through the coconut plantation |
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Dana riding the horse that a local lent to her |
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Dana on the panga ride back to BMC | ||
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Joe, Babe, Rod, Chris & Candice at the BMC pool for our afternoon meeting |
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Jill, Chris, Dana & Heriberto at our Thanksgiving table |
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Dana trying out her coconut rum drink | ||
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Cloudy sunset over the marina |
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Fiery sunset over BMC |
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Our old starter solenoid | ||
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RG on Avaiki |
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Candace on Avaiki |
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Goodbye from Ben & Nancy of Dream Catcher | ||
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Goodbye from Heriberto |
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Departure papers in hand |
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Leaving Bahia de Jiquilisco |
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Raising the Costa Rica courtesy flag |
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En route to Costa Rica |
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Avaiki in Bahia Santa Elena as we pulled in | ||
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Ker-Mor in Bahia Santa Elena |
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Rainbow over Santa Elena |
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Local fisherman | ||
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Their fishing yacht |
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Nancy and Chris driving away with our fresh fish |
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Red snapper for dinner | ||
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Ballyhoo fishermen |
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Chris gives it a try |
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Success! | ||
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Swimming in the fresh water pool below the waterfall |
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Funky caterpillar |
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Chris giving the heat exchanger a check-up | ||
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Happy hour aboard Ker-Mor |
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Visit from the Costa Rican coast guard |
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Avaiki anniversary dinner aboard Dream Catcher | ||
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Dana rowing down the river |
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Bringing our jerry jugs to the fresh water |
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Fill 'er up! |
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Dagwood in his Santa's hat |
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Presents under the Christmas tree |
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Chris by the tree | ||
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Dana's view from the ratlines |
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Looking down at Chris |
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Christmas potluck group | ||
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Jan, Joe, RG, Candace, Howard, Donna, Dana & Chris |
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Gift exchange |
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Waiting for the bus | ||
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Candace & RG hold on to their hats as we take the back of a pick-up instead |
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Ahhh... hot coffee, free ride & wind in the face make for a contented Chris |
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Boobies hitching a ride to Bahia Carrillo | ||
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Dinner |
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Bahia Carrillo |
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Graham and Ben on Playa Tamarindo | ||
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Graham & Taryn of Water Dragon |
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Our New Year's Eve buddies |
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Sunset over Tamarindo | ||
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New Year's Eve dinner |
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Antics around the fire at midnight |
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Sailing around Cabo Blanco |
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Water Dragon leaving Bahia Ballena as we arrived |
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The pier at Tambor |
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Little village by our anchorage | ||
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Parking the car (thre's a huge resort hidden behind those trees) |
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Heading home under a full moon |
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Chris' mom on board! | ||
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Chris' mom on her first dingy ride |
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Chris at the helm |
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Chris & Mom by the reefs | ||
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Dana & Chris smooching in front of Mom |
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Carriage ride with our 13 year old driver |
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Chris & Mom in back | ||
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Morpho butterfly with wings closed |
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Morpho butterfly with wings open (a classic image of Costa Rica) |
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Caged scarlet macaw | ||
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Boa constrictor in its cage |
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Boa constrictor around Dana's neck! |
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Chris & Dana in front of some huge old tree | ||
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Chris & Mom at lunch at Barceló |
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Chris & Mom by the pool at Barceló |
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Bridge to the nature preserve | ||
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Monkeys crossing the bridge! (Sorry its blurry, but the bridge was bouncy.) |
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Monkeys jumping to the tree before getting to close to me |
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Howler monkey close-up | ||
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Hungry little raccoon |
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Dana feeding the raccoon |
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Two alligators (caimans really) in here | ||
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Chris introducing Mom to foos ball |
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The nightly show at Barceló |
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Dana feeding the fruit turtle (mom's disposable camera) | ||
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Dana, Mom & Chris (another disposable camera shot) |
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Chris & Mom behind traditional painted ox-cart |
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Ker-Mor arriving in Puntarenas |
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