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When choosing an outdoor sport to spend some time in the great escapes of the world, backpacking and hiking are the best of all possible choices. Getting in touch with nature and viewing the world from a spot that is secluded and wonderful are great choices for individuals and families. When preparing for backpacking or hiking, it is important to being along some true essentials in order to make for the safest possible trip one can prepare for.

She was just 15 years old as she waited offshore in the tropical warm eastern Pacific off the once remote beach called Ostional in a country that, about 500 years earlier, Christopher Columbus had discovered and named “Costa Rica”, the “rich coast.” She was an olive ridley sea turtle.

The afternoon November rains had slipped away as she waited in anticipation. In its final quarter now, the moon was having an unseen effect upon her.

A dozen meters away, a second olive ridley sea turtle joined her, followed by a dozen, then hundreds, thousands, and soon tens of thousands, all waiting quietly. For billions of years the moon has graced the earth with its timeless phases that affect the world’s tides-and today it was bringing her ashore this night, just as it had led her forebears to ancestral nesting beaches for more than 100,000,000 years.

If you are like me then you love nothing more than camping and hiking! As soon as I start driving out to the wilderness I feel all of my problems and worries start drifting out the window. When I go camping though I like to be comfortable, nothing crazy like bringing everything including the kitchen sink but just being well prepared and having the right items for my trips. Some of the most important pieces of gear are of course the right camping sleeping bags. It is great to get a perfect nights sleep out in the piece and quiet of the wild! I have put together some things to consider before you buy your next camping sleeping bags for you and your family.

A Costa Rica research satellite and fin tagging expedition recently got underway at Cocos Island mapping its green sea turtle and hawksbill visitors.

Researchers and conservationists sail Costa Rica open waters for at least 30 hours in their quest of migration habits about these ancient marine animals.

Imagine what they do as a kind of working Costa Rica vacation that, hopefully, will contribute to preserving these marvelous animals now sadly endangered in much of their range.

The world famous explorer, Jacque Yves Cousteau, once described Cocos Island as the most beautiful island he had ever encountered. The small island, less than 10 square miles in area, lies some 340 miles off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, nearly halfway to the Galapagos Islands.

Yachtsmen and women across the Irish Sea will probably have sailed past Skerries Lighthouse in Holyhead Bay, off North West Anglesey, Wales at some time or other in their sailing career. Whether they approach, from Dublin in the west, Port St Mary, Isle of Man to the north or nearby Pwllheli, Skerries rock and light soon comes into view. In fact the white flashing light of this modern automated 23 m high Trinity House lighthouse can be seen 22 miles away.

Is it time to buy a new sleeping bag? If so, I strongly recommend that you take into account the temperature ranges most sleeping bags have available and buy accordingly. Check a few weather forecasts of where you are going to get an idea of what to expect, then buy a sleeping bag that works to 20 degrees below that.

A couple of years ago, I was preparing for a 2 day boat trip to the 1000 Islands. After shopping around all Summer, my husband and I found a boat in late October which suited our needs. We decided to drive the boat back home down river rather than trailer it to save some money, but the boat had no heater.