Arenal

We stopped at a cafe and gift shop on the way and photographed the iguanas in the trees. The males were in breeding condition	Iguana bas relief?	Iguana posing on some waste land: what a tail! Closer view with reduced amount of tail on the left
On the way to Arenal we stopped at the Waterfall gardens at La Paz
Bamboo Orchid	View of the volcano from our cabin PC	Kiskadees
Arenal volcano erupting CW	Jane and Martin's Chalet MM	Silver backed leaves

Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge

Taking a boat trip down the River Frio from Los Chiles

The pineapple plants were planted very close together. It seemed to be about 9 plants to the half metre squared, but I was looking from inside the bus and I may have got it wrong.	We stopped at the bridge cafe again to see the iguanas The Boss	Iguana at bridge on the way MM
Spectacled Cayman smiling	Crocodile	Nicaraguan border
Little Egrets and anhingas were common taking advantage of perches in the river
1. Sloth parent	2 These pictures were taken within a few seconds of each other so sloths are not quite as slow as we were led to believe...	3. There might be an eye showing!

		The young sloth moved off quite quickly along the branch and was not afraid to show his face; his parent just relaxed.