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Sunday, December 27, 2015

Emma Colley's Random Travels

Emma Colley's Random Travels..a Photoblog post

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone." unknown

I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

Hotel Magic Mountain @ Arenal Costa Rica

Baldi Hot Springs, Arenal

Hiking at the Hanging Bridges.

Traditional Oxcart.

Vegation at the Parque Nacional Volcan Poas.

Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica

" The best things in life are the people we love, the places we've been and the memories we made along the way." author unknown

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Emma Colley's Random Travels

Once in a while I will post a random photo taken during my travels. I hope you enjoy, always best to click on the photo for a larger image.

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This is a view of the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica seen from the National Park.

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Arenal Volcano & more

I am linking up with Linses Cotton's Scenic Weekend

August 31, 2013

Happy Labor Day weekend!

I thought I would do a post on one of my favorite places, it has been awhile since I have done a travel and Scenic Weekend post. Working full time it has been hard to keep up two blogs so my Travel blog has been ignored. I hope to do more posts in the future.

Some of my other post on Costa Rica

These photos are from my archives and from our trip to Costa Rica. I have to say Costa Rica was my favorite country to visit. I would go back in a NewYork minute. Above is a beautiful scene showing the Arenal Volcano.

We had a great view of the Arenal Volcano from the overlook.It is an active young volcano. It is located about 55 miles from San Jose, Costa Rica.

We had a great tour at the Arenal Hanging Bridge reserve. A beautiful place to visit and I enjoyed the hanging bridges. Along our swinging bridge walk we saw a small python, heard a lot of birds and saw some critters called Coati. I would love to go back to the Hanging Bridges just to take their bird tour and wildlife walk.

I am also sharing some of the scenery from our travels along the roads in Costa Rica. I believe in the distance is Lake Arenal which is a reservoir for hydroelectric power.

Beautiful green rolling hills with the turbines at the top. There was so much to see in Costa Rica, I especially love the lush green rainforest areas.

I hope you enjoyed my scenic weekend. I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday weekend.

Thanks for stopping by and I appreciate your comments. Thanks for stopping by to see my post and thanks to Linses Cotton for hosting Scenic Weekends.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Costa Rica critters

Since my hand surgery I have not been taking new photos so I am showing some of my favorite Costa Rica critters from my archives. We went to Costa Rica in March of 2010 and I loved it there. The critters, birds and scenery were all wonderful. These shots are from a wildlife refuge cruise at Cano Negro, it was a river cruise that that took us to the border of Nicaragua. The photos were taken from a moving boat so they are not the best quality.

You can click on the photos for a larger image.

It was neat to see this monkey hanging from the tree eating the flowers.

This guy looks all pooped out, doesn't he?

AWWWW , look at the shy little baby, isn't it cute? He is hiding by his momma's neck.

Water Buffalo, they produce milk that makes mozzarella cheese.

Bats all lined up, they blend in well with the tree.

This Blond Howler Monkey was one of my favorite sightings. I believe the blond howler monkey is more of a rare sighting.

Please visit Misty Dawn's Camera Critters to see more cute critters. Thanks to Misty Dawn for hosting and thanks for stopping by to see my critters. Have a great weekend!

Friday, May 7, 2010

Monkeys

Just when you thought I was done, I have more Costa Rica photos. These are of the monkeys we saw while traveling around Costa Rica.

I have all kinds of monkey photos. We saw the White Faced monkeys, Spider Monkeys and the Howler Monkeys. We received plenty of warnings about them but they seemed to leave us alone and we did not have any incidents involving the monkeys. I thought they were all cute. I have only seen monkeys in the zoo so it was really cool to see them in their own habitat.

Spider Monkey

White Faced Monkey

Howler Monkey

The Golden Monkey

This Howler monkey was eating the flowers

This one is in deep thought

A monkey tree

These are my critters for this weeks Camera Critters Thanks for stopping by and thanks to Misty Dawn for hosting Camera Critters

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Sunset Skywatch Friday

One of the best sunsets I have seen was during our Costa Rica vacation in Guanacaste. Our hotel was ocean front so we didn't have to go far to see the sunset.

This is also my Weekend Reflections entry. And to see more wonderful shots visit here on Friday:James Weekend Reflections. Thanks to James for hosting this fun meme.

A closeup

The color seem to change when I zoomed in closer with my camera.

To see more skies click here Skywatch Friday and thanks for stopping by.

Also thanks to the hosting team of Skywatch Friday: Fishing Guy, Wren, Sylvia, Sandy and Klaus

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Guanacaste, Pacific side of Costa Rica

The last two nights of our stay in Costa Rica was a Marriott resort in Guanacaste. The beach was lovely and the resort was awesome. The header shot is a sunset from our first night there.

Skywatch now follows this post.

Infinity pool at the resort

Some of the Howler monkeys in the trees near the beach

These are some of my scenic shots from the Pacific side of Costa Rica, to enjoy more beautiful scenes from all over click here Scenic Sunday

Thanks for stopping by and thanks to the Holleys for hosting Scenic Sunday.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Another Costa Rica skywatch

I am still going over my photos from my vacation in Costa Rica. One day we stopped at a Coffee Plantation for a luncheon. Beside the luncheon, we were treated to a show of the local dancing and we could walk on a trail thru some of the coffee plants.

We were treated with nature's show a beautiful rainbow at the coffee plantation.

You can click on the photo for a larger image

Thanks for stopping by to view my skywatch and to see more beautiful skies click here Skywatch Friday

Also, thanks to the hosting team of Skywatch Friday.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Costa Rica oxcarts

During my trip to Costa Rica we stopped in a quaint artisan town called Sarchi. It is known for its beautiful arts, crafts and souvenirs. It is mostly recognized for the lovely painted oxcarts. The largest and and oldest oxcart factory is found in Sarchi.

Each oxcart I saw looked like a beautiful piece of artwork. They are highly ornate and elegantly carved and painted with beautiful bright colors. A national symbol of Costa Rica, the oxcart played an important role in the country's history. The oxcarts were used to transport coffee beans to the markets. If you should visit Costa Rica, Sarchi is definitely worth a visit. And wouldn't it be cool to have one of these oxcarts in your yard.

This is my Scenic Sunday post and to see more scenes from all over please click on my link. Thanks for stopping by and thanks to the Holleys for hosting Scenic Sunday.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Costa Rica..Watery Wednesday

A visit to the Baldi Hot Springs was included in our trip and tour of Costa Rica. It seemed similiar to the water parks we have here in the states. There was even a water slide. The difference being some of the 30 pools had HOT water, we saw signs at the pools ranging from 102 to 152 degrees. They recommend cooling off the the colder water pools. The Baldi Hot Springs are safely located out of the risk zone of the Arenal Volcano. My hubby enjoyed them, but the only hot water I like is in the bath tub. I had to take a shot of the Volcano while I was walking around the lovely gardens they have on the grounds.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and thanks to 2sweetnsaxy for hosting Watery Wednesday

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Costa Rica. Fortuna

Hubby and I recently spent ten days in Costa Rica on a Caravan tour. Two of the nights were spent at a great location in Fortuna. I am going out of order these are days 5 and 6 of our ten day vacation. Our room had a great view of the Arenal Volcano. Of course most of the views were cloudy but it was still a beautiful view. I would wake during the night hoping to see the top of the volcano clear so I could see the red glow from the lava.

One night I woke to see a small cloud over the top of the volcano and an almost full moon. My picture does not come close to the actual sight.

Check out my Costa Rica birds at http://viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com/2010/04/costa-rica-birdpart-two.html

Thanks for visiting my blog and to see more wonderful scenic sights go and visit the Holleys at Scenic Sunday