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Goodbye to Quepos.....again Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Quepos By Chris y NikkiApril 6th 2007Chris and NikkiOur last weekend in Quepos (before heading to Panama) the family took everyone up to a waterfall for lunch. It was a bumpy drive to get there, but very fun. Climbing around rivers, jumping off rocks into waterfalls...Nikki even ate tuna! For Easter we bought some markers and paint to make Easter eggs with the family, and that night we (and Jamie) took the whole family out to say thank you for their hospitality. Here are a couple pics from the weekend.... read more

After going through the panama canal we cruised north to the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica. We were only there for three days unfortunately because it was a really beautiful place I would love to go back to one day. The first day we arrived at Los Suenos for a night and then left the next morning for a small village called Tambor. So happy I got a day off here and made the most of it. Four of us decided to do a Quad bike tour which was fantastic! We went through the country which was alot drier than I expected, maybe because of the time of year. There were still palm trees dotted throughout dry fields, and lots of cows too. Then we went along the beach for awhile which was beautiful, good ... read more

We´re coming to you live from Monteverde/Santa Elena Costa Rica. Where it´s become a bit touristy, but the zip lines and Nature Reserves are well worth a visit. We decided on a jeep boat jeep tour to get us here from La Fortuna to save us from one of the most famed roads in Costa Rica-mentioned in our guide book as an instant qualification for the merit badge of courage. It also saved us 7 hours in a bus where, in this country, motion sickness is more common than in a boat. So, jeep boat jeep really was a bus, to a boat, to a van. It was slightly less rugged than we anticipated, but it was still quite a ride!! We stopped after a short while on our van ride. We thought it was ... read more

Aamulla valmistauduttiin matkaamaan Boca Bravasta Costa Rican puolelle. Aamiaista syödessä kävi ilmi, että päästäisiin ”dollari per lurjus”-paatilla jos pakattaisiin nopeasti. Ehdittiin paattiin ja paikan omistaja Frank kuskasi meidät Boca Chican kylään. Siellä Frank sanoi, että päästäisiin bussilla, joka kulkisi kylän keskustan ohi. Muutaman minuutin kuluttua Frank tuli sanomaan, että bussi olikin jo lähtenyt aikataulustaan tunnin etuajassa. Noh, ei se mitään, koska oltiin jo varauduttu siihen, että jouduttaisiin maksamaan taksi. Taksin sijasta yksi kyläläinen lähti heittämään meitä samasta summasta. Jälleen pomppuisen ja pölyisen matkan jälkeen oltiin Pan Americanan varrella. Siinä sitten kökötettiin ja samalla tuli mieleen, että unohdettiin kyläläisen autoon juomat, jotka otettiin Bocas del Torosta. Nooh, ei se harmittanut. Painolasti keveni ja meidät kuskannut kyläläinen oli mukava k... read more

Waterslide Picnic Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Quepos By Chris y NikkiMarch 18th 2007Chris and Nikki Before we left for Playa Hermosa / Punta Mala, our Tico family decided to take everyone to another ranchero for the day. We spent the day playing washers, soccer, eating and of course sliding down the waterslide (tobogán en español). The highlight of the day was Jamie's head injury when he tried to do a front sommersault (sp?) off the slide. He put his head down at the last second and his forhead knicked a little bump on the slide and split open. Lots of blood, talk of stitches...b... read more