Blogs from Montezuma, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 10

I left Jaco after 2 weeks, with a couple of people who had been at the surf school or who worked for it ..First stop Montezuma.... We took a boat from just North of Jaco, for an hour across to Montezuma. It was little speed boat with about 6 of us travelling on it. I felt like I was back travelling for the first time since I left work 6 months ago! Great feeling and beautiful view of lush green mountains as we left the central pacific coastline to the southern nicoya peninsula. We stopped in Montezuma for just a night as there was no surf there and the boys were gagging to get back in the water. Montezuma was nice chilled out place .. beaches and a really laid back feel to it. We stayed ... read more

Hola Amigos! Apologies for the lack of diaries lately- I will blame it all on the terrible Internet access.....(which is a fact). So I've already been in my new town for almost two weeks.....liking it so far, although it's probably been the toughest moment of my trip, because I'm in a very remote town, very simple living quarters and in a job where I sometimes feel very helpless. But at the same time, I'm loving the experience, I think it's helping me grow as a person. Listen to me, I'm almost as floaty and new age as about 90% of the people in this town (mostly Americans who are really "out there" :) ) So, to describe where I'm living at the moment.....I'm living with Senora Cecilia (a fabulous cook) and Don ChiChi, a lovely couple. ... read more

The internet here is so slow, Im not sure it my last entry posted, or Im going crazy.... So, if its up twice, I apoligize! The days here are lazy... I got up this morning pretty early for Tico time (the phenominom of no one paying attention to the real time...) and headed to the beach. I got sand stuck in my ass really well, got a little red, headed back home... I didnt have enough money for water, but the lady I bought it from just said to come back whenever and pay her the rest... Liz lost our room key last night, so we couldnt use el bano, and so I spent a few hours with sand in my cunchata till we could get a new key. Just finished up a nice cold shower ... read more

after a few low-key, rain trodden days in la fortuna (but a fun white water rafting adventure!), i headed to the cloud forests of monteverde and santa elena. the cloud forests are rain forests in elevated regions, making them more susceptible to moisture, cloud formations, and thus creating very fertile habitats for a variety of wildlife indigenous to costa rica. The infamous quetzal and elusive golden toad top the list of things to see, as one explores the forest trails either solo or with a hired guide. there are also a ton of bird species, hummingbirds, monkeys and sloths to grab your attention (we mostly saw a ton of birds...) the other big draw to the monteverde region is the adventurous and exhilirating canopy zip line tours. literally, series of cables that are strung from the ... read more