On account of having found a sub-$500 flight from San Jose, California, Mom and Dad Broyles decided to make a last-minute visit. Turned out to be great timing for Steve and Jocelyn as we both had work that could be shoe-horned into a few hours here and there instead of spending all day at the offices. So the 'rents got some qt to relax by the pool and do some reading, we got to work and play with people we love, and the four of us visited the beaches, did some offshore fishing with Captain Ali and his friendly crew, ate well at home and in some local restaurants (most notable was Laguna del Cocodrillo, where owner Ben and Dylan hosted us with excellent food, wine and friendly style), and generally enjoyed each others' company. The following photos are a small sampling of the many that we all took.

fresh snapper for lunch, great start to the vacation	shopping for veggies at the local market	sunset cocktails in Langosta	Waiting for the fish to bite
Huge pod of porpoises! There must have been over 100 of them.	Dad's Tuna	Steve's Tuna	Mom got one too!
More porpoises jumping along in our path	Jocelyn's Tuna. Such beautiful fish. *Almost* makes you not want to eat 'em. Almost.	Non-sequiter flower. Think of it as a palate cleanser.	Out for a morning walk in Langosta estuary
Lots of water in the estuary, not very deep	parked at Playa Conchal	one of the area's prettiest, most swim-friendly beaches	more pretty Conchal beach
A local fisherman fought for what seemed a long time, pretty to watch in the setting sun. The fish got away.	Beautiful women out to dine at Laguna del Cocodrillo. Wonderful dinner!	Late night dog tricks to entertain our nephew (12MB file)

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