Monthly Archives: January 2013

The Mangroves of the Sierpe River, January 29

We had a great deal of difficulty arranging a tour to the Sierpe River mangroves today.  The hostel at which we are staying would only do the tour for a minimum of five, and no-one else here seemed to want … Continue reading

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Snorkeling at Caño Island, January 28

We had an early breakfast in order to leave on the boat at 7:15 for our snorkeling tour to Caño Island.  We wondered how they were going to get all the people on the boat, and they weren’t.  We were … Continue reading

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Travel to Drake Bay, January 27

We will be home a week from today, and what a change in weather that will be!  This morning we left San Jose where it was clear and sunny, with a temperature of about 20C, and flew to Drake Bay … Continue reading

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La Fortuna Waterfall, January 26

We decided to take a taxi to the Cateratta La Fortuna, which is about 5 km away from where we are staying.  We hailed a cab on the street, and the driver, Jesus, wanted to practice his English, and told … Continue reading

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Baldy Hot Springs, January 25

We didn’t have any plans for the morning other than staying here at the hostel and doing some reading.  However, there is a taxi driver who comes and visits every day and brings spoiled fruit to put on the bird … Continue reading

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Hanging Bridges, January 24

Last night after they’d shut the gate there was a lot of yelling outside of “Hola”,  Since we don’t know enough Spanish, I more or less ignored it, until suddenly I heard my name.  When I walked out on the … Continue reading

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Travel to La Fortuna, January 23

We took the bus-ferry-bus route from Santa Elena to La Fortuna today.  Though its advertised as jeep-boat-jeep, we were really happy to be riding in a 20 passenger mini-bus rather than on the back of a jeep.  The road to … Continue reading

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Selvatura Canopy Tour, January 22

Todays tours at the Selvatura tourist park included the walkways with eight suspension bridges through the forest canopy, a butterfy garden which was indoors, and a hummingbird garden.  The walkway was about 3 km long, they said in the office … Continue reading

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Monteverde Cloud Forest, January 21

Since our shuttle bus left at 7 am this morning we got up at 6 in order to have breakfast at 6:30, the earliest it is served here in the little kitchen  of this hostel.  It is somewhere around  5 … Continue reading

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Santa Elena, January 20

Apparently our shuttle showed up at 8 am this morning.  The hotel keeper sent them away, but they wanted to come back at noon. Fortunately he convinced them that they had said 9:45 and that they had to come and … Continue reading

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