Keith Knight

Falling off the Road

I was sitting at my desk when I saw a car driving down the road.  As it entered a small bridge over our creek, it drove right off the edge, rolled over, and landed upside down in the creek.  Fortunately, no one was injured. Within a couple of hours, they

Exploring Tres Esquinas, San Carlos, Costa Rica

On Friday, our neighbor stopped by and asked us if we would like ride on boats later that afternoon.  He told us there was a place nearby that he would take us to.  We excitedly accepted, but weren't sure how boats could go on the river next to

Red Lored Amazon Parrots by our House

Since returning to La Fortuna area, we have had parrots squawking and flying around near our house.  But they never seemed to land where we could take a picture of them.  Finally, they landed by the street, so Carson was able to capture some pictures.

Aunt Beth's Baked Beans Have Gone International

It's been a while since we've had Aunt Beth's Famous Baked Beans.  With a lot of creativity, Angela was able to turn our available ingredients into Aunt Beth's Baked Beans - Costa Rican Edition. Aunt Beth's Baked Beans have officially

Crocodiles in our Yard

We found a good way to get out and get some exercise -- night walks in the yard.  We explore, looking for bugs and animals.  There is actually a small caiman (similar to a small crocodile, but less aggressive) that lives by our drive-way.  We've also seen lots

Local Pineapple

The pineapple grown in La Fortuna is sweeter and less acidic that others -- they claim it is a different variety than can be found anywhere else.  It is delicious.  Occasionally, you see people selling them straight from the farm out of the back of their trucks. These were 5

Rounding up the Calves

Savannah helped some neighborhood children round up the calves that were running around in our yard.  Afterwards, they came by with their puppy for us to hold and spent some time with our family.

Swimming at the River

We went swimming and exploring at a nearby river.  It wasn't the best swimming area, but we saw neat frogs, spiders, and lizards. A large spider: A neat looking lizard:

Heading to the Beach - Esterillos and Puntarenas

We planned on spending March by the beach, but that fell through.  We had been assured the house had internet capable of streaming video, but the internet wasn't capable of loading basic web pages.  We left almost immediately.  Without decent internet, schooling isn't feasible. While trying

Farewell San Jose

A beautiful sunset over San Jose.  This is the view from the window of our house our last night in San Jose.  Casa Los Cielos has been an incredible home for the last month.

Fishing at Tortuguero Island

We took the opportunity while we were in Tortuguero to hire a boat to take us fishing.  Our boat met us at our hotel (which was on the water) at 7:00am.  But it was too windy and the waves were too large for us to go into the Caribbean,

Night Hike on Tortuguero Island, Costa Rica

When we arrived at Tortuguero Island, we asked the attendant at our hotel about a tour to see the turtles (after all, Tortuguero Island means Turtle Island).  He told us that that are no turtles this time of year.  He said if we returned a few weeks later and looked

Tortuguero Island, Costa Rica

Tortuguero Island is a small peninsula near the north-eastern corner of Costa Rica in the Caribbean Sea.  Since its connection to land is so narrow and there are no roads, it is considered an island.  It is accessible only by boat or airplane. There are no cars or roads on

Caribbean Beach at Tortuguero Island

After eating some lunch and getting settled in our hotel, we went straight for the beach.  It had soft, dark grey sand.  We quickly realized why no one was in the water.  It was a windy, stormy day, so the waves were large and there were warning signs about the

Tortuguero Adventures Guesthouse, Hotel on Turtugeuro Island

TripAdvisor and Bookings.com had rated Tortuguero Adventures Guesthouse among the best family hotels on Tortuguero Island.  It is also one of the few places with A/C.  So we planned the timing of our trip based on availability of the hotel (they only have one Family Room), which is

Transportation to Tortuguero Island, Costa Rica

I wanted to see both the Pacific and Caribbean sides of Costa Rica, so before moving to a house near the beach on the Pacific side of the country, we scheduled to quick trip to Tortuguero Island. Tortuguero Island is an extremely narrow psuedo-island (actually, more of a peninsula) in

Savannah's Pictures

These are pictures that I took -- Savannah. Slender Anole Resplendent Female Quetzal fiery billed toucan. Green lady bug. Caiman. Iguana. Humming bird. Slate- Throated Redstart . scarlet macaw. Resplendent Quetzal male. . Crested Guan.

Lego Movie 2 at Lincoln Plaza

On Friday, we went to City Mall, the largest mall in Central America.  It was pretty huge and had great stores and a large food court.  On the drive back, we went past the Lincoln Plaza (can the malls have more overt US names?) and noticed a billboard for the

Soccer in San Jose - Saprissa vs Santos

In San Jose, everyone loves the Saprissa professional soccer team.  They haven't lost a home game since 2016 and their games are always packed.  You regularly see people wearing Saprissa shirts around San Jose.  So we decided to go to a Saprissa game.  We purchased tickets online (in

Poas Volcano National Park

Volcanologists have created a scale of 1-5 for the status of an active volcano.  A 1 means that it isn't currently showing any signs of activity.  A 5 is actively erupting with lava flowing.  Currently, there are two volcanos in Costa Rica that are a 3 and one

Our Spanish Tutor

The children have been studying Spanish using Rosetta Stone online lessons, but we decided a couple of weeks ago to find a tutor to help each of us progress more quickly. We hired a college student in Colombia that teaches us via Skype on the internet.  We have been meeting

Gated In

As we pulled up to church on Sunday, there was a narrow, steep, gated driveway with tall walls on both sides.  The gate was open as we entered and we found only four parking spots to accommodate the entire congregation.  Surprisingly, one of them was available for us.  Apparently, very

The Ultimate Dog Showdown

As we enter and leave our neighborhood, there are always 4-5 dogs sitting in the road.  One of them is bold enough that if it sees your car coming, it will walk to the middle of the lane and sit down -- a showdown.  Who will flinch?  We just drive

Family Soccer League

Our house has a large, grassy, flat area -- perfect for soccer.  So we bought a soccer ball today and Savannah and I challenged Tucker and Carson to a game of soccer.  Savannah and I won 2 to 0, but the boys have requested a rematch.  (We actually played width-wise

Casa los Cielos, San Jose, Costa Rica

As January came to a close, we reluctantly had to say farewell to our home in La Fortuna.  We had enjoyed the house, the birds and animals, the amazing volcanos, national parks, and the beaches we visited.  We wished our wild pets (Duermito the sloth, Dueño the cat, and Diego