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Photo: Tarantula

October 3, 2011 By Danny

In going to Costa Rica, the cloud forests of Monteverde became something of a goal for us.  The mountains and forests of the region were something that attracted us and we had initial planned on staying for a few weeks to volunteer and relax a bit.  When we got there we found a tourist town in the midst of rainy season and so we realized we’d need to readjust our plans a bit.
Since it wouldn’t be long before heading off for the monkeys of Manuel Antonio, we decided to give a night hike a try.  Really, it’s just what it sounds like and not much more.  Unfortunately, most of the wildlife we did see was shrouded in darkness and therefore not close enough for our cameras to see in the pitch dark of night.  Then we came across this tarantula…it was right next to trail so it was easy to take a photo, thankfully it stayed put and didn’t come after us!

IF YOU GO: Monteverde is a great place to visit and very close to the Volcan Arenal.  Driving between the two isn’t exactly easy but there is a transport service that combines with a boat ride for the one way journey.  Montverde may not be the site of luxury that Arenal is but it contains all the adventure from night hikes to canopy tours!

Filed Under: photos Tagged With: animals, jungle, spiders

Photo: Spider Friend?

August 2, 2011 By Jillian

I wish I had thought to put something next to this eight legged friend for perspective before I took his picture. Then again, I can’t believe we took the picture, I was busy completely freaking out.

This little friend was on the wall of our “cabin” in Plaplaya, Honduras, on the mosquito coast…. a few inches from my mosquito net. All I could think about as I lay in bed that night was how thankful I was there were no holes in that net. At least the little friend would stay on the outside!

We had traveled all day in the back of a pick up, loaded ourselves into a dug out canoe with an outboard motor and arrived at Plaplaya near dark. With the assistance of an NGO, the village had be set up to host tourists and the small cafe and hotel looked newly finished. That night, in the moonlight, we watched a leatherback turtle lay eggs on the beach, something I’ll never forget. Thankfully I saw no more of this little friend, or his relatives!

To see more of our favorite photos from around the world check out our travel photo page. Let us know your favorites and we’ll include them in our photo of the day series.

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