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We say goodbye to the  Hotel San Bada  and  Manuel Antonio Park . Today is a final full day in Costa Rica. We pack up our bags, enjoy a buffet breakfast listening to the howler monkeys and birds and soaking in the colors of the beautiful flowers that surround us. Goodbye Pacific Ocean; not sure when I'll get to swim again in the Pacific but this view is burned into my memory bank. After breakfast, we all climb into the van; we have about an hour and half ride to our final Costa Rican adventure-a crocodile river boat cruise. We leave Quepos for Tarcoles, traffic is a little heavy, we're on the coast highway, which is just two lanes, that runs along Pacific Coast to the Gulf of Nicoya. This area of the country has large Palm plantations and we pass a few palm oil processing plants. We stop at Plaza Herradura for a quick bit to eat (empanadas and ice cream!) then off we go. We'll be cruising on the River Tarcoles that is basically the border between the Alajuela and San Jose...

Great Blue Heron at North Hartland Lake/Dam News You Can Use ICYMI (In case You Missed It Select Board and School considering a generator for the School The Select Board and Weathersfield School Principal Brian Martes opened a discussion last week to determine if a generator would be beneficial to the School. The thought is, a generator would aid the town should the school be needed as a shelter in an emergency. The select board will need to but the generator out to bid. More discussion to follow. Select Board receiving quotes for roof inspections The Select Board and Town Manager are collecting quotes for the inspection of the roofs on the following town buildings: Martin Memorial Hall, West Weathersfield Fire Department, Weathersfield Proctor Library, Town Garage, and the 1879 Schoolhouse. Discussion of the roof inspections will continue at their August 1st meeting. Nate Stearns steps down as Town Counsel It was announced at the select board meeting on July 18th that Nate Stearns...