Finally back in Costa Rica!

I do it like the migratory birds and flee from the cold winter in Germany. In Costa Rica I'm looking forward to nice people, good food, tropical weather and especially a breathtaking wildlife.

Snorkeling in Croatia

It is not possible to spend a holiday with your girlfriend in Dalmatia without going to the sea. So we stayed in a pretty village called Kravica, very close to Makarska. Passing the harbor, a stony path leads along the sea. We looked for a nice spot and cooled off in the water. Armed with goggles and a GoPro, I tried my luck at snorkeling. Scroll down past the pictures and check the result.

Harbor of Kravica

The stony path to...

...this beautiful beach

Happy couple :-)

Not very colorful, still fun to watch: Chelon labrosus - Thicklip Grey Mullet

Watch your step: Arbacia lixula -  Black Sea Urchin

Praying for Reptiles (Vipers)

Actually the main goal of this trip was to observe vipers... unfortunately that did not work.

Anyway it was nice to find some Reptiles and a lot of Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa).

This Stone Wall is the perfect habitat for reptiles, especially for the Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis brongniardii). These lizards can be very curious, so with a little patience portraits like this are possible. 

It was the first time I saw mating European mantis. I don't know if the male Mantis survived this...

The most beautiful observation of this trip was this little Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca). Not the viper I was hoping to find, but still an amazing snake!