Blogs from Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 96

Hello Everybody, Well guys like I always said you can't put time on good time. And Costa Rica has come to an end. My trip was suppose to continue on for another two weeks but I got a wicked nasty virus in Dominical while out on the surf. I had an ear infection in the early part of december as well as a cough that I think never went away. I remember the brown foam floating around me while out in some good surf and decided that it wasn't worth wasting good surf for a little polution so continued to surfing. Later that night my temperature shot up to roughly 38.5 and unwards to 39.5 after taking a few whites i had brought along the temperature continued to rise to 41.5 a rough 101. F. NOw ... read more

Hello All - we've fallen behind in blog entries again. We currently have 4 to upload so we're not going to do anything interesting for the next few days. Here are some miscellaneous photos we took that range from Feb 22 - Mar 3. Pretty much all from school or a hotel we crashed for lunch. Hasta luego!... read more

Punta Leona Hotel & the city of Jacó Day 5: After a relaxing trip at Aguila de Osa, we were ready to see some of the crazier side of Costa Rica. We had heard that Jaco was the party town as well as a really fun surf town. So we packed up our things, said our goodbyes to the owners and other guests, and took the boat and bus to the Palmar Sur airport again. This time, however, we had previously decided not to fly to our next destination, so we had a reserved air conditioned shuttle bus waiting for us from Easy Ride Shuttle Service. Alburo was waiting at the airport with a clean bus and a friendly attitude. So we begun our drive, which from asking friends, taxi drivers, and just about everyone else, ... read more

Peninsula de Osa Information on Osa Peninsula Day 2: (continued) As we headed down the Sierpe River, we came out into Drake Bay. We headed over to the area with multiple resorts, a small town called Bahia Drake, or just Drake by the Ticos (locals). As our boat headed towards land, we noticed many small grass huts and buildings up on the hill. There are very few other resorts here, as it wasn't the easiest place to gain access. Our resort, Aguila de Osa Inn, or Bear Eagle, was an all inclusive resort with a bar, ping pong table, hammocks, delicious meals and appetizers, and had 2 included excursion activities. Our arrival was greeted with tropical fruits and ice blended drinks. We were given the layout of the resort and some information on our activities. A ... read more

After Samara we headed to Monte Verde for the opposite of our recent beach life. This town was in the hlls about 1500m high. It was a nice and cool breezy place which I prefer to the heat of a beach and it was nice to walk around without dripping in sweat for a change! We have come here to do more hiking around the National Park and also because it a good place to see Resplendent Quetzal bird which we have been trying to see since Guatemala, which is their national symbol. They have bright red, green and white feathers and are an important Mayan symbol. It is said that the red chested feathers appeared on the bird after a Spanish conquestador killed an important Mayan leader and the bird flew down and rested his ... read more