Blogs from Volcán Poás, Alajuela, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 3

Hey all, Dennis took me to Costa Rica, where we were mostly traveled around Poas Volcano. This was my second time in Costa Rica, and I had a completely different experience than my first one. Until later, Cy... read more

Here in Costa Rica we have experienced our 2nd significant earthquake in 2 days … I personally experienced the 4.0 magnitude yesterday while in the bathroom (tell me you didn’t just smile) and today's 6.2 magnitude while standing on a ladder helping my next-door neighbor secure a kitchen cabinet to a wall above a fridge. The ride on the ladder was more fun, but the ride on the porcelain was definitely more humorous. We were fortunate with just getting a good long & strong shaking … close but no damage. Others unfortunately did not do so well. Summary as of 9:00am, 01/19/09 At 1:22pm on Wednesday January 8th, 2009 the reported most severe Costa Rica earthquake in 120 years resulted in 23 confirmed deaths, approximately 7 still missing, over 300 injuries as well as extensive damage ... read more

Our last day of Spanish lessons and our teacher took us to her little girl´s school to enjoy the celebrations of the day of annexure of Guanacaste province (ex Nicaragua) to Costa Rica. All the kids looked great and all the yummy mummies were there also. It was lots of fun and David drew lots of glances with his strange eyes. He stands out because a) he´s bald and b) his eyes are a different colour. Today we take 3 buses to arrive at our accommodation at Vulcan Poas. This means we sleep on the side of a volcano for 3 nights. Kinda freaky to think of. Gerarda told us this morning that the 2 loud bangs we heard last night was Poas letting of some steam. I´m sure to sleep tonight after that. The bus ... read more

Unser letzter Stop ALAJUELA Ein netter Taxler erklärt uns den Weg bis zu unserem Hostal Mango Verde, das wir in weiser Voraussicht reserviert haben. Dort angekommen lernen wir den netten Rezeptionist Diego kennen. Nachdem wir unser Zimmer bezogen haben und die Hausschildkröte mit dem Namen Lucas kennen gelernt haben, spazieren wir ein bisschen durch die Straßen und gehen zu dem Chinesen, den uns Diego empfohlen hat, Schrimps essen. Danach lassen wir den Abend in den Hängematten vor unserem Zimmer ausklingen und haben endlich die Möglichkeit, unsere, durch ganz Zentralamerika geschleppten, CDs zu hören. Mittlerweile schaffen wir es nicht mehr richtig auszuschlafen (Luk der Freak wacht schon um 20 vor 7 auf). Wir gehen ordentlich frühstücken ins Soda nebenan und fahren um 9.15 mit dem Bus Richtung Nationalpark Volcano Poas. Der Linienbus parkt fast auf dem Krater ... read more

We took a fun day trip to Poas Volcano and La Paz Waterfall/Animal Reserve. Our first stop was the volcano - a beautiful drive up lush green fields including many strawberry farms. You park at the top and then walk to the crater, where you are greeted by the amazing sight of a huge crater with swirling gases mixing with clouds coming down from the slopes of the crater. And the boys immediately noticed the sulfur smell. During the half hour we stayed at the crater viewpoint, it would periodically be blanketed by clouds and then suddenly they would dissipate in the sun. We have attached some photos but as with many things of this scale, our camera has really not done it justice. At the park there is also a neat blue lake formed by ... read more