KL Batu Caves

Took a trip out to the Batu Caves, a Hindu pilgrimage site.

Me at the bottom

Looking up the steps

Monkey Paparazzi

Inside the cave

Mama and baby monkey

For some reason it looks like that rooster is CGI'd in, but it's not.

Looking up

A seriously ripped monkey god

Okinawa: Sunday

Took a snorkeling trip with Seasir out to the Kerama Islands. It was a fun day off exploring the reefs in three different locations. I didn't have my camera with me, so these are some photos I tracked down from others.

I got a bit of a sunburn on my head and the back of my hands. 

High Adventure Camp

I was a chaperone at Boy Scout High Adventure Camp earlier this month. We were on base at Camp Zama, and in tents, but I wouldn't say we were exactly roughing it. These are the best of the photos I posted on Facebook.

The boys had assigned scripture reading every morning

It was a free-for-all in the dining hall. Who serves Mt. Dew for breakfast??

They had 3 days of sword training with a samurai descendent.

Ultimate frisbee

Firearm training

No live ammo was used--it's a high tech military training simulator. Basically, a cool video game. 

Arizona Camping Trip

Camping last week with my brother and 3 out of 4 of his boys. (The infant stayed home with mom) We were in the Haigler Creek area outside of Payson, AZ. Highlights included:

Lunch at McDonalds (not my pick)

Campfires (Owen pictured)

Shoveling

Hiking

Geocaching

Rope Swinging (Owen)

Seth

Me

River Crossing (Isaac in front)

Views

Picnic lunch on the way home (Seth demonstrating his middle-out sandwich eating technique)

Squirrel Chasing / Feeding (Owen)

Monteverde

We left La Fortuna yesterday for Monteverde, which required two bumpy van rides and a boat trip across Lake Arenal.

We found a terrific place at the end of the dirt road from our hostel serving delicious organic food. This sandwich was divine. 

This morning we went on a Canopy Zip-line tour at Selvatura. This is us waiting for instructions before taking off.

Our foursome in Monteverde: Alexis (Australian), Me, Brandon, and Sarah (Canadian)

Sarah on a zip-line

Brandon on the Tarzan Swing

We did their suspension bridge tour as well. The bridges allowed for spectacular views of the jungle. 

This is a shot I took from a bridge of the final 1 km zip-line we did. You are literally flying hundreds of feet above the canopy. Words can't describe. 

Canyoning: Part 2

The guides made two human dams in the river, creating a huge reservoir of water above. Then they stacked us in the waterfall below. I'm in the front--where you want to be in a human centipede...

Once the water was released, we became the waterfall. It was pretty cool.