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Mon, 13 Apr 2009 | By rich | Views [690]
Let's go to the beach. Caribbean or Pacific? Caribbean or Pacific? Errr...Caribbean. There are two places we want to see. One is Cahuita - the first main settling spot for Afro-Caribbeans in Costa Rica, and the other is Puerto Viejo. They're close ... Read more >
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 | By rich | Views [550]
It's Easter Sunday but it doesn't feel like it - no church, no brunch, no chocolate eggs or jellybeans. So to compensate for what we're missing we go on a Canopy Tour in the morning. Canopy tours are connected zip lines above the rain forest. So ... Read more >
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 | By rich | Views [404]
Today we head over to Monteverde for forest activities. It's a 3.5 hour, mainly dirt road, drive around Largo Arenal for those of us with a hire car or a 2 hour Jeep-Boat-Jeep ride for everyone else. What do I mean by Jeep-Boat-Jeep? Well take a guess ... Read more >
Thu, 9 Apr 2009 | By rich | Views [456]
Our next trip is to La Fortuna, which is a small town at the base of Vulcan Arenal. Vulcan Arenal is a very active volcano - so active in fact that at night you can go and see the red lava rocks flowing down its side (during the day they just look ashen ... Read more >
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 | By rich | Views [727]
Costa Rica is a land of many volcanoes. Did you know that? We didn't. Everywhere you look on the map, there's Vulcan X, Y & Z. Apparently there's a pretty interesting one not far from San Jose. "Not far from" is of course a stupid term for ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Apr 2009 | By rich | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 5 Apr 2009 | By rich | Views [840]
Arriving into San Jose airport, we are greeted by our extended family member; Esteban. Esteban is Alicia's brother's girlfriend's cousin and has somehow landed the unenviable task of picking us up from the airport and welcoming us to Costa Rica. Despite ... Read more >
Wed, 1 Apr 2009 | By pekollo | Views [632]
so ive actually already written this entry once. in managua, but computors being computors and explorer being shit. lost me the whole lot. and i had caught you all up to nicaragua. which had taken a fair amount of time i have to add. so i will try and ... Read more >
Wed, 18 Mar 2009 | By jules-north | Views [292]
so have been at will's house in costa rica for 5 days, matthew ( we love u) straker has just left and have we had a fucking laugh, learning spanish, laughing at the lynch. Kryssia's parents have been total legends, they invited us over for dinner, picked ... Read more >
Wed, 18 Mar 2009 | By jules-north | Views [297]
The wedding is finished, it was beautiful, on the beach, the wine flowed, the food was fantastico, we have already worked out that if you add an o to the end of all english words you are speaking fluent spanglish. oh yeah The salsa band was also amazing, ... Read more >
Wed, 18 Mar 2009 | By jules-north | Views [289]
so we are all settled into santa teresa, a little surfing spot on the west coast of costa rica, lots of way too cool people here, gotta love it, the roads r so bad that you have to hire quad bikes to hoon around on, we had to fly here from the main land ... Read more >
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 | By jd_trekker | Views [733]
Up at 7 a.m. Made coffee. Pulled a lounge chair over next to the plunge pool. Grabbed coffee mug and Bible for a warm round of morning reading. Later, trekked out to beach and perused the sands. Roused the group for a shot at the complimentary ... Read more >
Tags: hammocks, iguanas, jaco, paradise, waves
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 | By jd_trekker | Views [2240]
Wednesday, 11 March 2009 Up at 7:30 a.m. Packed gear. While others packed, wondered down to hostel café for an early caffeine kick. Left gear at hostel. Headed out for breakfast and morning trip to Arenal Volcano Observatory. Took a good 30 ... Read more >
Tags: arenal volcano, esterillos, interbus, jaco, playa, xandari resort
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 | By jd_trekker | Photo Gallery
Heading to the beach--resort style
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