When out and away, living on a sailboat, the casual cruising program does funny things to the so-called schedule. We've now been in Playa del Coco region for 3 weeks, and have yet to move on Southward. Part of the explanation is that family came to visit us for a week to enjoy this beautiful country with us. We hiked the interior rainforests, where the trees were covered with moss & orchids from base to canopy tree top. It actually rained in the rainforest! So, we each used a giant banana leaf as an umbrella. We enjoyed the wild rush of riding ziplines (300-1500ft suspended cables across the jungle canopy) thru the Santa Elena Cloud Forest. We snorkeled off a beautiful beach, saw octopus, colorful urchins and dove for shells. We also found time to relax, enjoy the pool and make smoothies.

The other part of the explanation of why we've been here so long is that we've been getting some sewing repair projects done with the local upholstery guy. And, we've been making friends with the residents here, and it gets comfortable to say, "Ah the next day we'll get going, 1 more project, next day, etc."

Today its Costa Rica's independence day, there's a parade thru town, we're cooking tacos with our friends who run the local soda (eatery). How can we leave today???