Costa Rica
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Monday, 18 Feb 2008 | Views [3139] | Comments [3]
We traveled about 8 hours last night to reach Post Office Bay on Floreana Island. We headed to shore and our first stop was the Post Office. Back in the late 18th century, a barrel was placed here by English whaling vessels to be used as a post office.... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Wednesday, 13 Feb 2008 | Views [1192] | 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
Wednesday, 13 Feb 2008 | Photo Gallery
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Tuesday, 12 Feb 2008 | Views [2677]
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
Monday, 11 Feb 2008 | Views [5029] | 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
Sunday, 10 Feb 2008 | Views [1513]
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
Saturday, 9 Feb 2008 | Views [1932]
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
Friday, 8 Feb 2008 | Views [871] | 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
Thursday, 7 Feb 2008 | Views [563]
After flying and/or spending quality time in 3 airports for the past 15 hours, I´ve arrived in Costa Rica! And have no place to stay! I read several times that to only use the taxis inside the airport but I needed to find a phone or computer to figure ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thursday, 7 Feb 2008 | Views [645]
After two false starts, yes, I re-scheduled my flight to Costa Rica , not once, but twice and lost 7 days of my leg here but I actually made it to the airport last night. The last few weeks have been a mad scramble and most things didn´t come easily, ... Read more >
Tags: Airports
Saturday, 12 Jan 2008 | Views [558] | Comments [1]
Many people have been asking me about my itinerary. This is very rough but I do have some dates secured because I have flights scheduled, but the rest is up in the air. I have a wish list but I also want to be free to make decisions as I move ... Read more >
Tags: Itinerary
