Blogs from Rockin J's, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean

Hello again my friends. I departed Bocas del Toro two days ago. Joined two girls from Buenos Aires after the 25 minute water taxi and split a 45 minute cab to the border, went through immigration, walked across the bridge border crossing, and caught a one hour bus to Puerto Viejo. Walked to Rocking Js hostel and booked a private cabina, no bigger than the size of the bed. ha. Rented a bike and had some great fish tacos at a Jamaican joint in town. Then headed south down an awesome jungle road, checking out some sweet secluded beaches. Came back in time to watch Denver beat Pitt from my hostel restaurant. Had some chicken peanut sauce stir fry that still isn't settling well, though it was good. I sat at the bar talking to a ... read more

After several days in Leon restocking our gear, going to see a cockfight, and touring the city; we decided it was time to leave Nicaragua. Our plan was to head straight into Panama, but once we looked at the bus schedule we saw that we could tag on a couple days in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica without much trouble. Its a Caribbean town several miles north of the Panamanian border and we had heard good things about it. We arrived in the afternoon, and quickly found ourselves going to get Margaritas with two girls we met at the bus station. We soon found out that they are 'dancers' from New Zealand and sisters as well. Their company proved fairly entertaining. We rented some bicycles for the next couple of days, and made our way to a ... read more

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Hola! A white sand beach, Carribean music & food and fruity smoothies with umbrella straws.... Yes that was my weekend in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica! But before I share with you my weekend travels, I do go to school the rest of the week.... Thursday & Friday I had school in the morning, On Thursday afternoon I went to Grecia to go for the afternoon. It is such a cute town with great restaurants! I like to go to my favorite café called Café Delicias for coffee & pastries or cake, like the double chocolate or German chocolate. It’s a great way to enjoy an afternoon! On Wednesday night, Lauren & I decided to try a ‘Spinning Class,’ on stationary bikes at a gym in a nearby town. It’s hard enough sometimes taking a class in ... read more

The heavens have still not chosen to close so we spent the day yesterday avoiding puddles as we walked round the area looking at knick knacks and eating of course. In the afternoon we got chatting to 'J' himself who told us how all his friends thought he was mad when he came down to Costa Rica and basically bought a patch of swamp to build a hammock hotel on. He had to cart truck loads of dirt to level the ground, and then just began building. As we had suspected the "interior design" has been a group effort from all previous guests, and to leave our mark on the place Sophie, Emma and I made our own mosaic circles. Bad connections mean once more the photos will have to wait. I made a demonic monkey, ... read more