Costa Rica: 2025

Cano Island is complete.

Day 12.

Scarlet Macaws and such.

We finally made it to Cano Island! I’ve wanted to go ever since seeing the misty blue island in the distance when we’d hit certain elevations on a clear day. Last year, we discovered that Cano was only an hour off the coast of Drake Bay in the Osa Peninsula. This year we booked a stay in DB and a snorkeling excursion on Cano.

Costa Rica Bucket list complete.

Recently, I wrote a short story called The Whale Rider, about a dark and epicurious mermaid that takes place near Cano Island. After donning a snorkel mask this week, I realized I still have a little mermaid in me.

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Day 16

Launch!

I painted this ornament for our Christmas tree. The backdrop is the starfish rug on my lanai. Turns out, the coral around Cano is brown, and the clouds don’t spell Cano. But it’s still magical.

Day 17

The coral might be brown, but the fish are colorful! I can’t wait to share the photos from my seldom used water camera.

Day 18

Sunrise in the Northern sky of Drake Bay, Costa Rica.

Stay tuned for the final CR week of 2025, with much more Costa Rica highlights to come later.

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Sharon Wagner is a supernatural writer, inexhaustible travel blogger, and illustrator of children’s books, including Maya Monkey. A creative from birth, she never stops dreaming of magical worlds to unravel with words. Her debut novel, The Levitation Game, launches this summer. When she’s not traveling the jungles of Central America, Sharon lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two cats.

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7 Comments

  1. Hello,
    Love the pretty sky images. Great sighting of the macaw and woodpecker. Cute monkey!
    Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great day and a happy week!

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