This morning my usual transportation of Walter Ramirez Tours and Taxis is taking me away from my home “garden” or “mini-jungle,” featured above, to one of my favorite forest getaways for 5 nights . . .

Arenal Observatory Lodge, the only hotel inside the Arenal Volcano National Park, where I will spend 5 days hiking the trails of a forest with a great variety of plants and animals! Tree Ferns to Toucans and more!
Below are four shots of my little mini-rainforest garden in Atenas that I am proud of and in which I photograph much for this blog! Then following that, another 4-shot gallery from my last trip to the Observatory in 2022. I chose to go in May this year because that is the month I got good sunset photos over Lake Arenal in 2018 and my most monkey shots that year, though anytime is a good time to visit Arenal Observatory Lodge! (lodge website link) Looking forward to just being there!
In my Mini-Jungle Home . . .




And at Arenal Observatory Lodge . . .

Arenal Observatory Lodge

Arenal Observatory Lodge

Arenal Observatory Lodge

from their birding tower.
Hopefully I will start sending “real time” photos from Arenal tonight and every day the rest of this week, plus I’m sure more after that!
¡Pura Vida!
Links to My Previous Arenal Trip Galleries . . .
- July 2023 Arenal Area DAY TRIP with a friend (not at the lodge)
- December 2022 Arenal Observatory Lodge
- December 2020 Arenal Observatory Lodge
- November 2019 Arenal Observatory Lodge
- May 2018 Arenal Observatory Lodge
¡Retired in Costa Rica!
All so BEAUTIFUL!!!
Thank you!!!
xoxo