The Last of the Costa Rica Vids

Here are the last of the videos from Costa Rica, taken along the road to Volcan Poas and at the crater on the volcano:

On the Road to Volcan Poas
The Crater at Volcan Poas

The Waterfall Vids, Costa Rica

Here are videos of the waterfall in Montezuma, Costa Rica.  Ben hiked to the waterfall with Jason, a fellow American we met at Hotel Lucy. 

Ben's First Jump
Jason Jumps
Ben Jumps Again
After the Jump 1
After the Jump 2

Costa Rica Wildlife Videos

I still plan on writing a proper post about Costa Rica but I've been busy catching up on work since we got back, so for now you'll have to settle for pictures and videos. 

Ants Go Marching in Dominical, C.R.
Coati in Manual Antonio National Park, C.R.
Lizard in Manual Antonio National Park, C.R.
Lizard in Manual Antonio, Part 2
White-Throated Magpie-Jay in Montezuma, C.R.
Squirrel in Tree in Montezuma, C.R.
Howler Monkey in Montezuma, C.R.

That's it for wildlife vids. Well, unless you count Ben and Jason jumping off the waterfall! I'll post those videos next time.

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Another Day on the Mooring Field

Yesterday, Ben met Joe & Brad out in the bay to help bring Pharaoh back to the ball.  Pharaoh and crew spent the last ten days at the cop dock, working to get her engine running.  Unfortunately, the cops shooed them away before they got the parts back from the machine shop, so she needed a tow back to the ball.  (Photo, right)

I spent last night at the hotel while Ben was working, so I was able to upload some of my HD videos onto YouTube.  Here are links to some of the Livingston videos that I didn't get to post the other day:

Livingston 1
Livingston 2
Livingston 3
Rollers
Home Stretch

SeeFood Dinner

(Here's the direct link in case your internet has trouble loading, like mine does!)

Hear No Evil

Living and working on a boat for the past year and eight months has gifted me with a keen sense of hearing.  At first everything sounded foreign to me. Over time I've learned what causes each sound, what sounds can be stifled, and what sounds I'll have to live with.  The sound of a dinghy banging against a fiberglass boat can be stopped by rearranging fenders or adjusting the painter.  The sound of a line slapping against a mast can be muted by tightening the slack in the line.  The vibrating hum that travels down the mast into the cabin can be lulled by adjusting the boom.  The whiny cry of the baby seagull can be quieted by throwing pennies at him. (Never throw food or you'll attract an even noisier crowd of gulls!)  I've spent countless hours listening and adjusting and readjusting... even getting up out of bed in the middle of the night in order to create some peace.  It's been quite a learning curve, really.  But I'm to the point now where I can tell pretty quickly what is normal and what is not. 

This morning, as I sat here working, I heard a new sound... that of a bird I didn't recognize.  I listened for a few minutes before my curiosity got the best of me and I had to get up to see just who this mystery bird was.  Once I got outside, it took me a few more minutes to find his hiding spot atop our neighbor's mast, and then it occurred to me that this is actually the second time I've heard this sound; the last time was at the boatyard when we did the haul out. 

First Road Trip of 2010 (Videos)

Here are a couple videos we captured on our road trip....

Who Dat?

Motorcycle Diaries: Chapter 2 Cont'd

Here is one last video from our trip to Connecticut in June. This one goes with the ones from my Videos posting back on June, 16, 2009... when Ben and my dad went to Mt. Greylock State Reservation.

Videos

Here are a few videos Ben took during his visit to Connecticut:

Ben shooting the AKM ("Gunman for Hire"):


Panorama of Mt. Greylock ("Motorcycle Diaries: Chapter 2"):


Cruising with Frank ("Motorcycle Diaries: Chapter 2"):