walked all over the monte verde reserve today. taking pictures in the jungle is challenging. it´s quite dark. i wish i had a tripod. a few times i set my camera on my lonely planet guide on a rock and took a wide aperture, long exposure shot. i saw one howler monkey way up in the trees, a few birds, and some interesting bugs. i´m really bummed that i couldn´t bring my macro lens. today would have been perfect for it. franz, if you read this, i met the brother of the guy who owns pura vida in catalina. he works at the reserve. mundo pequeño. fron the great minds think alike department... my friend warren: most people don´t make decisions based on logic... me (interrupting as usual) ...they use logic to rationalize decisions based on emotion! warren- exactly! in the jungle, everything grows on everything else. the jungle is growing on me. dad, i stood on the continental divide today. i know you like that kind of thing. it was really windy, on the edge of the jungle, and i couldn´t see much. but i was there. the wind was blowing from the carribean side.