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DigitalGrin > Vandana  > Photography > Photo-a-day > Daily Photos 2010
5th year of daily photos.. ! To live and remember each day of my life as vividly as possible.. All comments, suggestions and criticisms welcome.

See 2009 daily photos here
See 2011 daily photos here
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December 31, 2010 - Travels in 2010 - 
1. Bosque del Apache, NM in Jan,
2. Eagles at Lock and Dam 14, IA in Feb,
3. Across the Mississippi, IA in Mar
4. Washington DC in April,
5. Sturgeon Bay, WI in May,
6. Kewanee Lighthouse, WI in June,
7. Child's glacier, Cordova, AK in July,
8. Washington Island, WI in August,
9. Pictured rocks national seashore, MI in September,
10. Fall colors at Rockford, IL in October,
11. art museum at Milwaukee, WI in November,
12. zip-lining in Costa Rica, in December 2010
December 30, 2010 - Pura Vida!!!

Recollections of CR
1. Arriving in San Jose, the traffic & the narrow roads.
2. Canoes in Tortuguero National Park
3. At Arenal Manoa
4. Toucan in Tortuguero
5. V & K go kayaking in Tortuguero
6. Raccoons in Arenal
7. La Fortuna waterfall
8. Capuchin monkey
9. Butterfly at Fincas Naturales

Farewell Costa Rica, we'll be back soon!
December 29, 2010 - woodpecker feeding on bananas, Arenal volcano area, Costa Rica

thank you all for the wonderful comments on my butterfly shot yesterday ! really appreciate it !
December 28, 2010 - Butterflies from Costa Rica !
More pics from Costa Rica trip added here
December 27, 2010 - Back to snow !
December 26, 2010 - In chicago, the fast pace !
December 25, 2010 - Javier Portuguez, local artist at San Jose International airport, surrounded by his paintings
December 24, 2010 - Zip-lining in Costa Rica.

WATCH MY VIDEO: CLICK HERE !!!

Checked out of Playa Espadilla hotel in Manuel Antonio @8am, heading to Herradura near the Jacos beach for a Zip-lining experience.

Vista Los Suenos Canopy Tour in Herradura runs a zip-lining operation with 13 cables, the longest about 2400 feet. We were strapped into our harness, signed a waiver, then 16 of us started out in a blue tractor that drove up a mountain road to the beginning of the first cable. We were given preliminary instructions & we started off. V & K were in Group 1.
So V was the team leader, group leader, and the first person to zip for the day!!!

Zip-lining is absolutely awesome! You are flying on top of the trees, much faster than birds & at a much higher elevation. You put the stronger hand behind you on the cable, hold on to the three safety cables with the weak hand, and let go. The pulley on the cable & the gravity does the rest. You arrive at a tremendous speed at the next platform, where the cables are taken off, & you then go around the tree to the next cable which leads you to the next platform & so on, on & on for 12 cables!

It takes about 2 hours, and leaves you wanting for lots more! If we had done this on Day 1, we would certainly have repeated this several times during our stay. However, this being our last day in CR, memories & videos will have to suffice. 

Zip-lining was certainly our most favorite activity in CR & we look forward to doing it again.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my friends !!
December 23, 2010 - Red-eyed tree frog exchanging hands 

Took a bus to Hotel Si co mono. Outside the hotel is Fincas Naturales, a butterfly garden & amphibian garden. While the butterflies are diurnal, the amphibians are nocturnal.We spent an hour with the butterflies, and then took off for a tour of Quepos. On the way, we had 4 glasses of naturales juices of Pineapple & Mango & Papaya. So much for Quepos.
We then returned to Fincas Naturales for a 5:30pm jungle walk. Did we mention the sun sets here by 5:00 pm ? So the group, 8 of us & the guide, with a flashlight per person, trooped out into the wild. We spotted a bunch of spiders, lizards, tadpoles, grasshoppers, and finally the frogs. Our guide spotted the red eyed tree frog upon a banana leaf and grabbed it. He then gave it to a little kid in our group, a 5-year old who was so looking forward to seeing the frog. After holding on to the frog for about a minute, she was scared & threw him away! The frog was never to be found again!
December 31, 2010 - Travels in 2010 -
1. Bosque del Apache, NM in Jan,
2. Eagles at Lock and Dam 14, IA in Feb,
3. Across the Mississippi, IA in Mar
4. Washington DC in April,
5. Sturgeon Bay, WI in May,
6. Kewanee Lighthouse, WI in June,
7. Child's glacier, Cordova, AK in July,
8. Washington Island, WI in August,
9. Pictured rocks national seashore, MI in September,
10. Fall colors at Rockford, IL in October,
11. art museum at Milwaukee, WI in November,
12. zip-lining in Costa Rica, in December 2010
December 31, 2010 - Travels in 2010 - 
1. Bosque del Apache, NM in Jan,
2. Eagles at Lock and Dam 14, IA in Feb,
3. Across the Mississippi, IA in Mar
4. Washington DC in April,
5. Sturgeon Bay, WI in May,
6. Kewanee Lighthouse, WI in June,
7. Child's glacier, Cordova, AK in July,
8. Washington Island, WI in August,
9. Pictured rocks national seashore, MI in September,
10. Fall colors at Rockford, IL in October,
11. art museum at Milwaukee, WI in November,
12. zip-lining in Costa Rica, in December 2010
December 31, 2010 - Travels in 2010 -
1. Bosque del Apache, NM in Jan,
2. Eagles at Lock and Dam 14, IA in Feb,
3. Across the Mississippi, IA in Mar
4. Washington DC in April,
5. Sturgeon Bay, WI in May,
6. Kewanee Lighthouse, WI in June,
7. Child's glacier, Cordova, AK in July,
8. Washington Island, WI in August,
9. Pictured rocks national seashore, MI in September,
10. Fall colors at Rockford, IL in October,
11. art museum at Milwaukee, WI in November,
12. zip-lining in Costa Rica, in December 2010
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