Hope you enjoy our random selection of photographs!!

Everyone is well and enjoying themselves - if a little tired and sunburnt.

We have had some exciting adventures on the zip-wires and sea kayaking. Today we had a lovely walk in the rain forest on the hanging bridges.

So far we have seen 4 sloths, a coati, several howler monkeys, humming birds, toucans, a barracuda, hundreds of migrating vultures, iguanas, a huge jumping silver fish about a metre long and almost as wide (unidentified!).........etc

The food has been excellent - we have tried Cuban and Costa Rican dishes. We have fresh fruit for breakfast every morning (a big hit!) so we are trying to be healthy.

The hotels have been good - tonight we are in small cabins overlooking the Arenal volcano (see photos) and the girls are looking forward to a swim in the pool.

MEB/JMG

We're trying to get photos on to the blog!

I know that many of you reading the blog would like to see some photos of everyone enjoying themselves in Central America ......

Please bear with us while we try to get some pics on to the blog - the Internet has been down in Costa Rica and staff there are trying to send photos by mobile phone to the blog's anchor editor back home!!

More - I hope - later!

Mr Bloggy

Bet you wish you were here!

We're now on our way to the Arenal volcano.

We have enjoyed a couple of days on the Caribbean coast - swimming, kayaking and zip-wiring! The weather is glorious!

Havana then Costa Rica!

We've had a great day in Havana - sightseeing, with lunch in a Cuban restaurant and, of course, some shopping!

We're now in Costa Rica .....

We have arrived!

We've arrived safely - all tired, but very excited!

Travel arrangements

Don't be late!!!!

Arrive at the Botanical Gardens by 00.45 present time (ie before you move the clocks forward). Hand in your passports to a member of staff and be ready to leave by a quarter past. (Departure time is 01.15 current time (02.15 new time).