From Villa Caletas. The resort is at a height of 1320 feet. To put this in perspective, Atlanta is at about 1050 feet. That was a sheer drop. We could see the macaws gliding by in pairs. Unfortunately, I did not have my DSLR with me this time. Could not catch any of them from such a distance with my iPhone. Saw a couple of hummingbirds flit by very near to us.

In Costa Rica, they have rice for breakfast, rice for lunch and rice for dinner! For breakfast add “desi murgir dim” (eggs), mangoes and papayas. If only they could add some potatoes to the routine, this could be totally exported to Bengal!

is that they are mostly herbivore. Not that it made feel any more comfortable around them. The other things is that apparently they talk thru their eye movements. Hence, tried to avoid all direct eye contacts!!

(These were about 3-4 feet long).

In 2012, Nikita and Sharmila sat at the same underwater bar stools in the swim up bar that I was at today!

How that tree is surviving on a rock, I will never understand. It is a very dry chunk of rock stone. And yet, the tree is not only thriving (notice the green leaves), it is blooming flowers too!!

If not for Sunjay, I am not sure what would happen to the tree! Jokes apart, note how erosion has completely taken away the foundation under the tree. It looks like it is clinging on to the rocks on the side for dear life. Further, note the tree behind that looks like it is shooting out horizontally from the rocks!