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Sorry for the long delay folks! We're all still alive and well, just slacking on the blogging. We spent a few days in the cute surf town, Santa Theresa, at a really nice hostel. We all tried out surfing and managed to get on our feet, but not a whole lot more. We also rented boogie boards, rode bikes along the beach, relaxed in tidal pools and searched the beach for seashells. After a few days we went a bit further south to Montezuma, another beach town with a little more Hippie vibe. We hiked to some great waterfalls with swimmable [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 22nd 2008 | 70 Views | [diary=268979]


We spent 3 days in San Jose (including a long walk to the hostel with our bags: some of us will have to rethink our packing choices), exploring the city and shopping. There isn’t much to say about it, just your average city, and all of us were anxious to get out of town. Starting at 9 AM we took a 2 hour bus ride to Bataan where we met with Robert from La Tortuga Feliz. After that it was about 20 minutes in a taxi followed by a 45 minute boat ride. The spraying water was very welcome in the [View Full Entry]

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