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Eating Poisonous Fish: The Lionfish Meal

December 19, 2011

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Pretty or Ugly? It's all perspective.

Delectable seafood fare or a death wish? We’re bold enough to try it and see. Caribbean Invasion What is a lionfish?  To me it looks like a combination of a lobster and a firework explosion with a little candy cane striping for drama. It’s beautiful and ugly at the same time. Lionfish is an invasive [...]

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Snorkeling with Sharks & Turtles – Belize Barrier Reef

December 12, 2011

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Tortuga in Belize

There is only one reason we chose Ambergris Caye as our current global home base:  The Water.  Our reason for moving here was so simple we didn’t have to think about it very long: we wanted to play on white sand and swim in crystal clear water with great marine life.  That’s it. 

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Adventures in the Osa Peninsula

October 24, 2011

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On our second day of adventure, Mario took us on a hike through the jungle, along the beach, and to a river where we were met by a gentleman in a canoe who took us across the river to his place. His name was Ricardo, an amazing man who has a personal sea turtle rescue [...]

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Hiking in Corcovado National Park

October 19, 2011

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Primary Rainforest - Corcovado

Hiking in the Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica was awesome.  The boat picked us up at 7:30 am and whisked us past some of the most virgin coastline I have ever seen.  As beautiful as the beaches and jungle were, I had a hard time keeping my eyes on the coast.  October is Whale [...]

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Getting to the Osa Peninsula Costa Rica

October 16, 2011

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We’ve traveled all over Costa Rica and have seen a lot of rainforest.  So we were wondering how is this one going to be different?  To find out, we took a trip with our friends, The Pearce Family.  Both of us are digitally nomadic families that have lived in Costa Rica for the past 1 [...]

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