Day 6: Time for one last meal at Denney’s, then off to the airport for my 9:00 A.M. flight. It’s Time to say good bye to David and Costa Rica and head for home. My Adventure had come to an end.
While shopping for souvenirs at the airport gift shop I was starting to unwind from [...]
Day 5: AH!! A day of rest? Well maybe. We are headed for the rain forest and coffee fields and cooler weather. We start the drive winding up the road and after a while we are in the dense jungle and forest with tropical plants mixed with pine trees and a thick canopy and undergrowth. [...]
Day 4: As we head out of the town of Jaco the surfers are coming in and the town looks different, tranquil and peaceful. David shows me some condo’s surrounding this area that start at $300,000.00 and the Los Suenos Marina with it’s million dollar Yachts and country club, this was one of the first [...]
Rincon de La Vieja, which could be translated with “The Corner of the Old Witch”, is located about 25 miles away from Liberia, the capital of Guanacaste. While for many the highlight of the park is the volcano itself, there are many activities there which make it one of the most interesting place to see [...]
Of course this blog is about Costa Rica, but many travelers if not most do not just stay here. There are quite a few hotspots all over Central America. Great places to visit, places you should avoid and others where you need to be a little more careful than in others.
San Jose Costa Rica has [...]
This was fun. Me, my buddy Brian, Ronald, Natasha and Emily alongside Ronald´s cousins went up in the mountains of Cobano. We had our harpoons and our flash lights. You walk thru the river, some parts are deep and others are not. You shine your flashlight on the ground and the eyes of the [...]
Day 3: R&R for the whole day? Don’t even think about it!! I look off the condo deck and the view of the jungle out to the ocean is awesome. We head out early to have breakfast at Tango Mar. They have a big buffet and we get a seat with an ocean view. Time [...]
Day 2: up at 4:30 A.M. to meet the back hoe operator and make sure water and power are at the building site, we also need to find houses to rent for the workers David will be using on this project. (Business as unusual? Not where I live!! But David has it under control).
I [...]
Day 1. Up at 4:30 A.M.!! I had told David I wanted to see his regular routine and how he lived in Costa Rica so he had planned our first two days to accommodate. They would include his work and we would see the sights and visit his friends as we went from one [...]
This is a short story of the adventures and misadventures of two High School Buddies. One living in Costa Rica for over 15 years the other visiting for the first time. This story might shed some light on what you might see on your first trip to Costa Rica and bring some laughs as the two [...]
