Author Archives: David Dice

Playa Carrillo, January 17

Posted on January 17, 2013 by David Dice

Another day, another beautiful beach, and another very warm and wonderful day.  After breakfast at the German Bakery, where we also bought a large pumpernickel bun for lunch, some cinnamon buns for an afternoon snack, and cheese and cookies, we … Continue reading →

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Travel to Samara, January 16

Posted on January 16, 2013 by David Dice

We checked out of Hotel Brasiito this morning, and took a taxi with our driver Herman to Samara.  Along the way though we stopped at Santa Cruz to buy a watch.  Since Herman spoke no English, we used a combination … Continue reading →

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Last day in Brasilito, January 16

Posted on January 15, 2013 by David Dice

It was very warm today, close to 35 C, so we enjoyed our final day on the beach.  Playa Conchal has a reputation as one of the nicest beaches in Costa Rica, and though we have nothing to compare it … Continue reading →

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Life’s a Beach, January 14

Posted on January 14, 2013 by David Dice

Once again today we spent most of the day on Playa Conchal.  First though this morning we walked around the town of Brasilito.  It is not very big, but we went a total of 2km in the morning heat.  We … Continue reading →

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Playa Conchal, January 13

Posted on January 13, 2013 by David Dice

It was a beautiful day.  In the morning, after breakfast, we walked to Conchal Beach and tried snorkelling at the point.  The tide was out so the rocks were quite exposed.  We swam out but could not see anything as … Continue reading →

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Brasilito, Costa Rica, January 12

Posted on January 12, 2013 by David Dice

It is our first day in Costa Rica.  We left Saskatoon yesterday afternoon, flew to Calgary, and then on to Toronto where we stayed overnight.  This morning it was very foggy as we took the shuttle van to the airport, … Continue reading →

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Back to Stanley, December 29

Posted on December 29, 2012 by David Dice

It was a very different day, cloudy, a bit of a north east wind, and occasionally light snow.  The temperature was also much warmer and was -17 C when we got back to Stanley about 4:00 pm. We’d hoped to … Continue reading →

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Nistowiak Falls, December 28

Posted on December 28, 2012 by David Dice

It was a very cold morning, but with a beautiful clear sky and sunrise.  Since we didn’t have a thermometer we guessed that it was below -30C (and when we got home found that it was -32C in La Ronge, … Continue reading →

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Travel to Iskwatikan Lake, December 27

Posted on December 27, 2012 by David Dice

It was a very cold morning as we left Prince Albert at 6:30.  We’d hoped to leave about an hour earlier, but I slept in longer than we had planned, as the alarm didn’t ring (perhaps we set it for … Continue reading →

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Photography near Bickleigh

Posted on December 17, 2012 by David Dice

I spent the morning sitting in the coulee at the farm, but didn’t see a thing to photograph. It was cool, about -25C but it wasn’t bad as there was almost no wind. After lunch I drove to the road … Continue reading →

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