Blogs from Limón, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean

Our first stop in Costa Rica was Puerto Viejo as our accommodation in Cahuita wasn't available until the following night. It was a good introduction to the Caribbean coast but, as expected, a bit too busy for us, especially on a Saturday night! We stayed at the url=https://www.booking.com/hotel/cr/cabinas-jacaranda.en-gb.html?aid=1769628&sid=9a578de347668f45368f9dd1a856b6cd&all_sr_blocks=109757311_351026458_2_0_0;checkin=2023-02-14;checkout=2023-02-15;dest_id=1097573;dest_type=hotel;dist=0;group_adults=2;group_children=0;hapos=1;highlighted_blocks=109757311_351026458_2_0_0;hpos=1;matching_block_id=109757311_351026458_2_0_0;no_rooms=1;req_adults=2;req_children=0;room1=A%2CA;sb_price_type=total;sr_order=popularity;sr_pri_blocks=109757311_351026458_2_0_0__4000;srepoch=1674745935;srpvid=267c6ae6a369003e;type=total;ucfs=1&#hotelTmplCabinas Jacarandawhich was comfortable enough but we ... read more

Le 18 août 2022, Les filles nous réveillent à 5:00. Décidément, les vacances ne sont pas des plus reposantes... C'est jour de départ, après le déjeuner, nous ramassons nos affaires et nous rendons compte que nous avons perdu une autre de nos gourdes d'eau, fort probablement chez Don Olivo, notre activité d'écotourisme d'hier après-midi. Ca fait 2 gourdes perdues dans la même journée, ce n'est pas fort notre affaire. Aussi, fait-on un petit détour chez Don Olivo et on retrouve sans peine la gourde perdue de notre progéniture. Nous poursuivons ensuite notre route vers Tortuguero. En chemin, c'est la galère pour trouver un guichet automatique, mais heureusement, on finit par y arriver. Le trajet est pénible, ralenti par de nombreux travaux. On fait le calcul sur une portion de notre route: on parcourt un gros 66 ... read more

JOHNNY'S JOURNEYS: COSTA RICA 2016 July 16, 2016 (Saturday) A 5:15 wake-up call started the day on my 6th trip to Costa Rica. I had already worked 13 hours before Janet and I arrived in Kenner after midnight last night. We got 4+ hours of sleep at our LaQuinta hotel. Recalling my first missions trip in 1997,this is the same hotel our Methodist team stayed in. I just took that as a sign that this will be a great week. Janet dropped me off at the nearby airport at 6:45. Checking in went smoothly and I was at the gate just 20 minutes later. A few minutes after that my phone rings. Matt and Matthew, from St. Mark United Methodist in Mobile, are a mere 20 feet away, trying to find me. As I open my ... read more

After breakfast in the Monkey Dining Room, we once again boarded a boat to explore the waterways of the Tortuguero National Park. Because of the diverse wildlife in Costa Rica, that tends to be the primary focus of any excursion. As we made our way along the waterway we watched for birds, monkeys, lizards, iguanas, and other animals that may be within sight. Toucans were high on the list of birds to see and we found three perched in a tree for our viewing. Other birds found on the trip were Tiger Herons, Green Herons, Egrets, Sungrebes and Anhingas. Larger animals included Howler Monkeys, Spider Monkeys and White-faced Monkeys. Iguanas and lizards were also along the river. We returned to the hotel for lunch and found a little White-faced Monkey playing in the tree right outside ... read more

“All good for our pick up from the airport, at this stage” read my reply email. Emphasis on ‘at this stage’. Looking at the email to the ground transport company in Costa Rica, second day in, it read relevantly of what was an exhausting 48 hour period beforehand. On the day of departure, arranged many months in advance, we got a text one liner. ‘Flight cancelled’. Into a spin it threw us. No reasons given. As well as trying to fit work in myself that day, P2 kicked off the alternative planning involving lengthy calls to the insurer, travel agent and AirNZ, plus emails to ground transport Desafio and our first hotel night. Several hours and dollars later, with a fortunate late check out from our Airbnb, meant we’d got it at least half sorted. The ... read more