Arrival of the Third - Izzi

As Ben and Jesse prepare in Costa Rica I anxiously
wait for my departure.
Today will be flying out of Fresno California and then
flying to Los angeles then on to Maimi and eventually
I will arrive in Liberia Costa Rica on Jan 26th at
12:10pm. I'm hoping its Costa Rica. The way it's been
going I might have booked it for Liberia Africa-but
i'll go with the flow if so. :-)
I can't wait!
In respose to a lot of questions I've been getting
about -how exactly is this adventure illustrating
conservation or helping in any way. My response is;
this adventure is all about education for
preservation. The more people to see and know of the
delicate amazing ecosystems of this planet-the more
people will band together and protect it. Our
adventure is fueled solely by man/women power, kayaks,
and coconuts. Unlike a lot of mainstream tourists we
are hoping to not even leave footprints.
While doing some research I found out that one of the
main threats to high levels of biodiversity on osa
peninsula is that it has been estimated that less than
10 percent of the land outside of the national park on
costa rica is under secure title. Therefore resulting
in lands being cleared for logging and agriculture at
a higher rate than anywhere else in Costa Rica. Gold
mining in the rivers and streams has also led to
serious environmental threats including, water
pollution and soil erosion.
We will be exploring some of the last unaltered
terrain on this planet and I hope that our
experiences, the photo's, videos and stories we bring
back will help other realize the importance in
protecting them.