One Step at a Time

Exploring, climbing, hiding, is what we, Mini-Pete, Charlie and Tiger enjoy doing.  We've had some great adventures...Before we begin...let me officially introduce ourselves. The yellow lab- that is me Mini-Pete,  Tiger is in the middle and Charlie is the German Shepherd The journey of Mini-Pete just began with me, years ago traveling by myself.  However a year ago, I was told you need a friend to travel with, so Charlie came on board.  Charlie and I both came from the same home- so it was nice to catch up after several years and it was very kind of Shelly to give us both to Kimia.   This is Kimia-an adventurous, fun and loving person. The fact that she takes two little dogs and tiger with her about every where she goes..tell you that she is young at heart . You see, Kimia is quite adventurous and we really enjoy traveling with her.  To be honest, you never really know what your getting into until you spend a lot of time with her...Once...

Ever wonder the story behind your money or what each symbol means or why it's a certain color.  I honestly have to say, I have never really thought much about it until  one day in class... Here are some interesting facts, I learned about the Costa Rican Colones. Look closely and you will see that on the front of every colon a number and then that number in brail, in the middle of the coin (I thought this fact was rather awesome)  On the back of the coin you can see the Costa Rican Coat of Arms.  Seven stars represent the seven provinces in Costa Rica.  The three Mountain Ranges  represent the three mountain ranges and major Volcanoes.  In front and behind the mountain there is water which represents the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.  There is a  ship in both seas which represent when the history of the conquistadors.  And in the horizon the rising sun.  Coffee is represented by the frame of the seal. Now let´s take a look...