Another shot of the parade. 

Here comes the color guard! 

If you're happy and you know it, twirl your dress! 

Each segment of the parade acts out a segment of the country's history. Sandino himself would be proud of this one. 

Their marching bands might only have drums and no other instruments, but their moves make up for it! 

OK, so we didn't get out of San Juan exactly when we intended to, but it worked out. Our late start allowed us to see the town's Independence Day parade. 

We're even selling my bike. 

Juan and Juanita, our housemates in San Juan, giving us a send off. 

A final sunset over the harbor. 

The local church. 

On our last walk around town we say these kids playing volleyball in the park. 

With a little less than two weeks left of our stay in Nicaragua, we spent our last days in San Juan del Sur. I guess I never showed you our house, so here it is. Nuestra casa es su casa! 

Thanks for coming to Costa Rica with us. Now we're dropping back into Nicaragua. Adios. 

This time through we couldn't decide who should go first. 

When we weren't ziping around we were slothing, or looking for sloths. Look what we found; a two-toed Costa Rican sloth 

Bombs away! 

While in Monteverde, we decided to take advantage of one of the forest canopy tours offered. Here's Ashton and I ready to zip. 

The long (and steep) road home. 

But, as you can see, it was a little cold. 

After all that walking we decided we just HAD to take a swim in the pool... 

After about two hours of walking we finally reached this magnificent waterfall, Catarata San Luis. 

Una puente, or a bridge, Central American style. 

Ever wonder where your coffee comes from? Some of Costa Rica's best is grown in Monteverde! 

Horses are abundant in Monteverde. The glue factories are thriving. 

Guia doing her thing.