Category: Wildlife
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Diving on the Great Barrier Reef
Truly the highlight of our three weeks in the Cairns area of Queensland was three days spent on the live a board ‘Reef Encounter’. We were taken out to the Great Barrier Reef on a fast catamaran, then transferred over to the floating hotel. We were both very surprised and pleased at what we encountered…
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Things to do in Queensland
The last couple of months have been very busy with house sitting and visiting. However, luckily we have some great friends and family here in Queensland who have gone out of their way to share their backyard with us. The last touristy thing we did in the Brisbane area before heading north was to visit…
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Birds and Other Creatures
When it comes to Australia, typically people tend to think of koalas and kangaroos. And though there are koalas and kangaroos to be seen the most overwhelming animals we have noticed have been the birds, everywhere. We affectionately refer to them as the “DB’s” (damn birds) due to the habit, no matter where we are,…
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Sloths Everywhere
Imagine….Always. It is amazing how no matter what the environment you’re in or task you happen to be doing, you can become complacent and routine in your observations. I had this drilled home today when I was doing some yard work here in Costa Rica. My imagination had taken a break and I was simply…
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Photographic Wonderland
We have settled in Costa Rica and are enjoying our longest stint yet as house sitters. It is comforting to establish a routine of sorts and have an idea of what you will be doing day to day. You are guaranteed amazing photographic opportunities and be assured that 5 or 6 evenings a week you…
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A Day in the Life
I thought it would be informative to give people an idea of how our days are spent. As I have said before, we are not touring all over the country doing the touristy thing most of the time. We are doing the same things people do all over the world every day. Just living. In…
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Living in a Zoo
When we first agreed to this house sitting job we were told that there was a good possibility of seeing monkeys and even sloths. That ended up being an understatement. In our first three weeks here we have been bowled over with the diversity of the wildlife we see in our yard every day. Though…
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Turtles on the Beach
After sunset one evening we set off to witness the incredible sight of an arribada at La Flor la playa. A beach 20km south of San Juan del Sur. It is one of about seven beaches in Central America where turtles arrive en mass to lay their eggs in the sand. We did not see…
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Day Trips Around Puntarenas
As we enter our final week of house sitting in Puntarenas I thought it would be appropriate to mention some of the day trips we have found in the area. As I mentioned earlier most of our days are filled with pretty normal activities that you would be doing anywhere. However I would like to…
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A Glimpse of Our Life in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
As we settle into our day to day lives here in Puntarenas there are some things we have had to wrap our heads around. The people we are house sitting for did an outstanding job of informing us of what to expect and certainly never sugar coated any aspect of living here. However for us…