Killing Time with Art & Coffee

Britt Coffee Butterfly Garden  • 
We were delayed until further notice with the lack of a permit from the maritime office once again, though our guides have been very good about letting us enjoy our trip without worry. To kill time this morning, I was able to take a walk through the nearby park, observe some locals fishing and see s...

Delayed in San Jose

San José  • 
Great news! They will not be decommissioning the boat due to the maritime paperwork mix up. The boat has cleared customs, but the crew had been trapped on the boat and unable to restock supplies. We wait on land until the boat comes up from Golfito and board tomorrow. Possibility of touring a coffee...

Change of Plans?

Parque Central  • 
3 other of our team members who should have arrived today, are still stuck in Miami, waiting for a flight out due to storms in the area. Our boat is technically not allowed back in the country at the moment due to a maritime paperwork issue with customs. (Or, perhaps because one of the scientists/ac...

Humanity

SJO  • 
A turbulent flight gave opportunity for an older brother to hold his little sister's hand for nearly the entire flight.

Security checkpoint

Denver Airport (DEN)  • 
The TSA agents are on full alert today. My bag has been completely disassembled and I'm officially "that guy", holding up the line. It appears wet lenses look like" something sketchy" and can also be mistaken for a "something scary". Despite the additional inquisition over my regulators, the only di...