Thursday, October 23, 2008

Costa Rica Part 2

Here are the rest of the best pictures from Costa Rica.
This was one of 5 waterfalls that were on the side of the road on our way down the canyon from the Arenal Volcano.
We decided to hike up, but it got pretty full of bugs, and I am really allergic to mosquito bites, so we stopped here.
The Pier at Jaco Beach
Some awesome waves on our dolphin/sailing tour
A female green iguana
This is a male JC Lizard, they are called this because they can "walk on water" (they can move their legs so fast, they make a bubble on the surface of the water that they can then walk on)
A termite nest in the forest, gross eh?
The Mangroves. These are cool islands made completely out of trees, the root systems make the "ground"
Some kind of bird- I should have paid more attention
Take off
These white birds are actually super big, and I just love their red faces and feet.
This deer was about 3 feet from us on our walk through the National Park. His head looks really little on his body, but actually he was really little in general.
A sloth. We saw so many of these. Chad is awesome at finding them, even though the guy at the front of the park told us we wouldn't see any animals unless we paid him to be our guide. Ha little did HE know. Anyway, they are super cool animals
The white faced monkeys. We watched them for almost half an hour as they played in the trees, running back and forth. They only live in this one part of the country.
The view from our hotel in San Jose
San Jose from the air
More San Jose from the air.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yes that's right. You did read Bacon and Chocolate. I heard about these cookies seriously a year ago. I have wanted to try them since. If you know me you know I LOVE bacon. Chocolate chip cookies? Not so much. So I thought, well maybe I will like them if they have bacon in them. And so it began. Ok, plus I love, Vosages bacon chocolate candy bar. So the recipe was tried. The outcome? Awesome!!!! My pictures were so bad and didn't do it justice so here is the link...


Give them a try if you like bacon and chocolate...you won't be sorry.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Handbag Planet

Handbag planet is giving away free handbags, one every hour for 24 hours, in celebration of their launch this October. You can register to win a handbag on the website....

www.handbagplanet.com

The bags are gorgeous so good luck!!!