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My 12" Fiddleback Machete hadn't gotten a lot of use and I could tell it was getting restless. I decided it needed a trip to the jungle to see some real use so I packed it up for a trip to Costa Rica. I let the family come along too. I must say, it just fills weird putting a Machete in your luggage these days. When I pulled it out of my carry on size piece of luggage (it traveled as checked luggage of course), my wife looked at me like I had totally lost my mind. She quickly came to appreciate though as soon as I started finding coconuts and cracking them open. By mid trip she was saying it was the best thing I brought and she made sure I had it on all of our ventures into la selva. I loved using it and now I want a 16" too! I also realized that I no longer had a stainless fiddleback to bring on the trip and that needs to be remedied quickly. I was thinking which model I would like to have brought in stainless and the kephart came to mind.
It took some practice to figure out the best way open a coconut. By the end of the trip I was getting better.
I love coconut water.
On one of our excursions, I didn't have the machete with me and had to use my trusty spyderco delica to open one. It wasn't easy but it worked.
It also was nice for getting the meat out of the coconut.
This trail was pretty thick and having a machete was helpful.
Here are some pics of the wildlife we encountered.
Brown billed toucan.
Fiery billed aracari.
Capuchin monkeys.
These scarlet macaws would fly in and get a snack at the outdoor bar at one of the places we stayed on the Osa peninsula.
My monkey was pretty impressed.
The lodge we stayed at put out bananas. A coati came to snack on a few.
This capuchin monkey wanted us to know who's bananas these were.
We found these tapir tracks on the beach and later saw one at night.
The landscapes were stunning.
This guy delivered supplies to the National Park. I thought he had a pretty cool commute.
Some parts of the trip got pretty stressful.
By the end of the vacation my machete was getting a good patina going on.
I hope you enjoyed a few pics from our trip.
It took some practice to figure out the best way open a coconut. By the end of the trip I was getting better.
I love coconut water.
On one of our excursions, I didn't have the machete with me and had to use my trusty spyderco delica to open one. It wasn't easy but it worked.
It also was nice for getting the meat out of the coconut.
This trail was pretty thick and having a machete was helpful.
Here are some pics of the wildlife we encountered.
Brown billed toucan.
Fiery billed aracari.
Capuchin monkeys.
These scarlet macaws would fly in and get a snack at the outdoor bar at one of the places we stayed on the Osa peninsula.
My monkey was pretty impressed.
The lodge we stayed at put out bananas. A coati came to snack on a few.
This capuchin monkey wanted us to know who's bananas these were.
We found these tapir tracks on the beach and later saw one at night.
The landscapes were stunning.
This guy delivered supplies to the National Park. I thought he had a pretty cool commute.
Some parts of the trip got pretty stressful.
By the end of the vacation my machete was getting a good patina going on.
I hope you enjoyed a few pics from our trip.
