Destination: Costa Rica

week two

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 | By monkeypoo | Views [365]

After leaving L Fortuna we traveled on a series of jam packed busses. La Fortuna to San Carlos to Puerto Viejo to Guaplies to Cairari all of which were jam packed and very hot.  We now know what sardines feel like, salty and jam packed into a metal container.... Read more >

Costa Rica 1st week

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 | By monkeypoo | Views [382]

This is our first week in costa rica, what an amazing place....we traveled from San Jose to LaFortuna and are now in Monteverde....It has been raining every day all day here in Monteverde but we are having a great time getting out and exploring what the ... Read more >

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Sat, 1 Oct 2011 | By monkeypoo | Photo Gallery

Week 26: Ditching the Comfort Zone in Corcovado

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 | By alpiner84 | Views [2081] | Comments [1]

On the morning of September 15, 2011, in the dusty pueblo of Sierpe, I looked my Comfort Zone in the eye and said, "Thank you very much for the past six months, it's been lovely, but I must move on now." We shook hands rather formally (I ... Read more >

Photos: Week 26: Corcovado

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 | By alpiner84 | Photo Gallery

Surf's up.

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 | By spacemanafrica | Views [1886]

An interesting bit of information: even in Costa Rica they don't show the dentist's face in toothbrush comercials. So, my last week and a bit in Costa Rica was checking out the beautiful beaches I'd heard so much about. First beach town was Tamarindo.... Read more >

Week 25: South to Costa Rica!

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 | By alpiner84 | Views [1544]

In the past week, an unprecedented change of pace has taken over my life. From the beach life on LCI to the mudpits of the Nicoya Peninsula, from the familiarity of my Little Corn family to the mayhem of traveling with three other motorbikes...there's ... Read more >

Photos: Week 25: South to Costa Rica!

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 | By alpiner84 | Photo Gallery

Animals Ive seen

Wed, 3 Aug 2011 | By kymp76 | Views [438]

Monkeys - howler monkey, squirrel monkey, spider monkey, white faced capaccicun? , Iguanas - green ones, brown ones, small and huge ones, ones the size of small dinosaurs (jumping between trees which was slightly freakY) birds - heaps, rainbow toucan, ... Read more >

Photos: Costa Rica

Tue, 2 Aug 2011 | By kymp76 | Photo Gallery

Costa Rica, 24th July to 3rd August

Tue, 2 Aug 2011 | By kymp76 | Views [405] | Comments [1]

Wow what a wet and green and colourful and windy road place this is.  ANd full of adventures. Started at Torteguero Canals where we stayed in the Rana (frog) lodge on the canals.  Little cabina with only flyscreens to stop mozzie but you could here frogs ... Read more >

Thank God you're here

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 | By spacemanafrica | Views [1618]

I travelled from La Fortuna to nearby Monteverde, taking the scenic route which included a boat trip across the very serene Lake Arenal. I arrived to find Monteverde playing host to an annual mountainbike race and thus a lot of the hotels were full. ... Read more >

Prepare for ludicrous speed.

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 | By spacemanafrica | Views [413]

About two weeks ago, I travelled to La Fortuna situated at the foot of the active volcano, Arenal. I had a really good conversation with the woman sitting next to me on the bus. I feel my spanish is improving. I arrived in town and stayed in the hotel ... Read more >

Did the earth move for you?

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 | By spacemanafrica | Views [311]

The other day I was hanging out with this guy who was doing some important colouring in {what colouring in isn't, right?} when I started to feel a vibration coming through the floor of the building. Then all of a sudden there was a big shudder and the ... Read more >

Life´s a beach.

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 | By spacemanafrica | Views [569]

The first weekend of July, having finished my two weeks of Spanish study, I set off from San Isidro and headed south to the Osa Peninsula, home to the Corcovada National Park. After a hot and sweaty, and full and cramped, bus trip, I arrived ... Read more >