Destination: Costa Rica

Gallery: Santa Teresa 27-01-2008

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 | By lisette_juffermans | Photo Gallery

Gallery: San Miguel 30-01-2008

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 | By lisette_juffermans | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Montezuma 26-01-2008

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 | By lisette_juffermans | Photo Gallery

Pavones

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 | By lisette_juffermans | Views [482]

Ook al aardig wat tripjes gemaakt! Het eerste weekend hier heeft Lila mij meegenomen naar een Ranch in de bergen dat van haar dochter Annabel en schoonzoon Mark is. Heet La Bella Vista Ranch en ze verhuren daar huisjes met n gigantisch mooi uitzicht ... Read more >

Juffie Juffermans

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 | By lisette_juffermans | Views [1017]

Escuela San Rafael - 26 februari 2008   M’n vierde week op La Escuela San Rafael. De eerste week was ik voornamelijk aan t assisteren en ontfermde ik mij over groep 1, de 6-jarige ukkies. De Engelse lessen startten de week erop. Die week erop kwamen ... Read more >

Bienvenidos a Costa Rica!

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 | By kirstenroche | Views [1203] | Comments [2]

Man oh man. Have not stopped. Spent my first flight from Seattle (on 3 hours of sleep) sitting next to a 19-year-old mother and her 1 and 2 year olds. We chatted, babysat, good times actually. 5-hour layover in Atlanta, rested a bit but didn't sleep ... Read more >

Tags: friends

Travel day to Alajuela

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 | By sregevig | Views [1334] | Comments [2]

I left Monteverde this morning to begin my way back to the San Jose area since I leave Costa Rica in the morning. I took a small van/bus and the trip took about 4-5 hours. The first 90 minutes were on a dirt road that was very pot holed, bumpy, curvy ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Tamarindo- Playa Grande y Avellana 2-2-2008

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 | By lisette_juffermans | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Costa Rica

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 | By sregevig | Photo Gallery

Quakers and the Monteverde Cheese Factory

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 | By sregevig | Views [3021]

Chocolate cheese anyone?  They really did have it, along with smoked gouda, swiss, Monte Rico (my favorite), and cheddar.  The chocolate cheese really did taste like a combination of both.  But no, I didn't walk out with a package of it.  The ice cream ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Walking on Bridges in the Cloud Forest

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 | By sregevig | Views [5125] | Comments [1]

Today I went to Selvatura Park, a tropical cloud forest that straddles the continental divide. They also had zipline tours but since I had already done that, I chose to take my time and see the cloud forest so I chose the suspension bridges. There were ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Itchy feet

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 | By lisette_juffermans | Views [584] | Comments [1]

Baan opgezegd, spullen opgeslagen en gegaan! Op naar La tierra de sueños! Het land van dromen? We'll see. 26 januari 2008 aangekomen. De eerste 2 weken met Nas de stranden en plaatsen aan de Westkust verkend en met name natuurlijk de surfstranden! ... Read more >

Tags: adventures

Jeep Boat Jeep to Monteverde

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 | By sregevig | Views [1621]

It was another early morning. I´m heading to Santa Elena/Monteverde to see the cloud forests. My travel book recommended to take the Jeep Boat Jeep and I had met a couple last night that had arrived via that way. She said the roads were awful and it ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Canopy Tour, Horseback Riding, Lava Rocks and Hot Springs

Sat, 9 Feb 2008 | By sregevig | Views [2066]

Today, Miranda and I went on a a canopy tour at Vida Silvestre Refugio. We were in a group of 20 people and quite a few of them were from the States. Once, we got our helmets, harnesses, and instructions, we boarded what I call a people mover (trailer) ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

White Water Rafting and La Fortuna

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 | By sregevig | Views [963] | Comments [1]

Miranda and I were up at 5:30 am to go white water rafting. We originally booked the Rio Pacuare which was supposed to be a scenic Class III-IV but due to the dry season it was pretty slow so our guide asked us if we wanted to go on the Pascua section ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures