January through April is known as the dry season in Costa Rica, but it has rained more times than not since my arrival nearly four weeks ago. Some days the rains are a brief interlude, but other days the rains pour incessantly for hours on end or all night long into the dawn. While I [...]

Since leaving Samasati a week ago I have been staying in a bungalow that is 30 feet from the sea. Sleep comes easy in the bungalow here in Cahuita, as I am lulled into slumber each night by the rhythms of the Caribbean Sea and wake each morning to a splendid sunrise on Costa Rica’s [...]

The White-Faced Capuchin monkey has become one of my favorite animals to observe in Costa Rica. The Capuchin is active by day and moves throughout the treetops in a row that is led by a young male, followed by the dominant male and then the females and their babies. They are slim and agile, able [...]

My arms and the full length of my legs are now a knotted mess of welts from bug bites. I have become the daily buffet for every mosquito, sand fly and set of screaming invisible flying teeth along the Caribbean coast. Anti-itch spray and Benadryl are keeping me sane, without which I would be ripping [...]