 This saddle business in downtown Leon, Nicaragua caught our eye. |
 Streetside tailors around the square in Leon, Nicaragua. Leon is one of the oldest cities in Central America. |
 The other side of the town square in Leon. |
 The Leon cathedral, a little scruffy around the edges, but beautiful nonetheless. |
 On the road to a beach town in Nicaragua. |
 This is Pochomil, a beachside "resort town" on the Pacific Coast of Nicaragua. |
 Workers preparing a new hut for the influx of visitors, who flood the area, during Semana Santa, the big Easter holiday. |
 This serene spot was the perfect location to catch up on updating our web site. |
 The view of our "hotel" as seen from the beach. |
 Dot's favorite words in Spanish. "Hielo en Cubitos". (ice-cubes) |
 A marvellous sunset in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. This was our favorite beach town in Nicaragua. |
 Awash in the sunset, Dot happily anticipates her camerones a la plancha. |
 At the end of town in San Juan del Sur is a port that has been in use since the 1849 California gold rush. (pre-Panama Canal). |
 Now we're in Costa Rica visiting friends Tracey and Rick. Here Tracey and Dot pose like Janes of the jungle. |
 A particularly groovy house on a Costa Rican mountainside. |
 Poppy in the jungle. Once again we marvelled at how well we climbed the "4 wheel drive only" road in a two wheel drive 1972 VW van. |
 A tough working day in Costa Rica shared with good people. |
 A delightful swimming hole for cooling off in the afternoon sun. |
 "I'm queen of the jungle!" |
 Tracey is queen of the jungle too. |
 Tracey and Dot, double-trouble! |
 Head massage, Costa Rican style. |
 Rick and Tracey mug for the camera. |
 "I'm king of the jungle but too wimpy to remove my sandles." |
 Paul, Rick, Tracey, and Dot. A baboon took this photo for us. |
 A narrow bridge across the creek. One wrong turn and it's quicksand! |
 Costa Rican seashore seen from the coastal mountains. |
 Rick, "Papa", and Tracey at a local bar. Notice the chic decor of this wonderful drinking establishment. |
 Rick helps co-pilot Paul and Poppy through the jungle. |
 Dot and Poppy in front of Rick and Tracey's spectacular beachfront home. |
 A wild pina grows on their front lawn. |
 Look out Paul, Mangos are falling from the trees! And watch out for that sloth up there. |
 Rick and Tracey's lovely house. Built almost entirely by hand over the course of 8 seasons. Stunning! |
 The front porch/outdoor dining area. |
 Interior shot of the kitchen. |
 Lots happening here, master bedroom in the rear, stairs up to the roof deck. |
 Another view of the sunny roof deck. |
 Opposite first floor view. |
 Folding laundry after air drying in the sun. |
 Plants and roof tops in the tropics. |
 Paul is bushed in the bush and takes a hammock nap. |
 Following a sunset dip, Paul and Dot enjoy a squeeze on Rick and Tracey's secluded beach. |
 It was a wonderful visit to Rick and Tracey's paradise. |
 Make love not war. |