http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Costa Rica en-us Tue, 10 Nov 09 15:24:59 +0000 Tue, 10 Nov 09 15:24:59 +0000 Hey EveryoneToday was awesome. As i mentioned in the last blog Myles had been really wanting to go snorkeling and since our last attempt did not work it was the day Myles was deathly ill. yesterday we signed up for a tour to Cahuita National Park and some snorkeling at the point there. Cahuita is one of only two living coral reefs in all of Costa Rica and it is supposed to be beautiful. We wo http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Limon/Puerto-Viejo-de-Talamanca/blog-451863.html Hello there readersToday was fun. We have been here now a little over two weeks and since Cindy and George have arrived it has been nice to show someone everything we have seen and learned. We all woke up quite early to make it to the farmers market before all the food was picked over. We got into town at about 815am or so. We warned Cindy and George that the farmers market was really small but http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Limon/Puerto-Viejo-de-Talamanca/blog-451518.html Hey EveryoneSo i think today was my second favorite day here so far. We woke up around 745 because Myles set his alarm so we could get to our plans. We got up and headed to Banana Azul to rent some bikes again. We got on the road around 845. We were heading to the Jaguar Sanctuary just south of town. The sun was shining which was nice because the past couple of days have been kind of over cast http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Limon/Puerto-Viejo-de-Talamanca/blog-451271.html Ive traversed more hills today than I ever cared to. But the rewards were huge...great conversations wonderful food deserted private beaches...I attatched myself to a girl from Holland who just finished two months volunteering at a turtle conservation and we went for what turned out to be quite possibly the worlds longest walk. Taking advice from the hostel worker we took back roads and steep http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/blog-451246.html Hello friendsToday was not that eventful. But it is the calm before the storm. Cindy and George are arriving tomorrow night and i am sure we will be very busy showing them around to all our favorite places. I woke up around 845 and hung out on the porch waiting for Myles to wake up. I wanted to let him sleep because i know he has been going to bed very late. He got up around 1030 and we decide http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Limon/Puerto-Viejo-de-Talamanca/blog-451052.html Hey guysSorry there hasn't been a blog for the past couple of days. When i was trying to upload some pictures to my last blog the internet stopped working and it would kind of flicker on and off for the past couple of days. Today is the first day that it has worked normally keep your fingers crossed.. Even though i have not had a chance to write you haven't missed much. Myles wanted to relax a http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Limon/Puerto-Viejo-de-Talamanca/blog-450942.html How goes it peopleSo today was interesting. Not exciting but interesting. I woke up this morning around 4am to the sound of Myles getting sick in the bathroom. When we had gone to bed he had been complaining of felling sick. And i knew that i had fallen asleep well before he did. Ive been taking benadryl because i have an ant bite on my foot that has caused my whole ankle to swell. But of cour http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Limon/Puerto-Viejo-de-Talamanca/blog-450334.html To whom it may concernToday started out alright. I woke up around 730am feeling a little hungover after last nights festivities. We finally arrived home some time around 1am which isn't really that late but here where the sun goes down at like 430 1am feels late. I got up and decided that i wanted to go to the beach. Myles was still sleeping and i didn't want to force him to get up so i fig http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Limon/Puerto-Viejo-de-Talamanca/blog-450069.html hello all Where to start. Yesterday was Halloween and as we found out not many people here really care. We got up early and heading into town for the local farmer's market. Got some great stuff for really cheap. Some good fresh bread which sadly the ants got into already a pineapple and some grapes. We finally got to try out some fresh coconut. For 300 colones they cut the top off http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Limon/Puerto-Viejo-de-Talamanca/blog-450043.html So Crista's tired tonight so I'm taking over the blog this eveninghttpwww.youtube.comwatchvOG6v4lXsqEohttpwww.youtube.comwatchvuNKsWPEACW4httpwww.youtube.comwatchvzRGKVXGl3Uhttpwww.youtube.comwatchvoZQEXTCwN2Mhttpwww.youtube.comwatchvwLwoEYe5hNshttpwww.youtube.comwatchvszuuOHTHWf4httpwww.youtube.comwatchvjwrQUdgmqAHere are the urls to the videos of our http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Limon/Puerto-Viejo-de-Talamanca/blog-448786.html Greetings friendsToday has been my favorite day in Costa Rica so far. I woke up around 715 to the amazing sound of the ocean and birds. Our alarm was set for 740 so i knew it wouldn't be long before Myles was forced to rise as well. I was so excited about our zipline adventure that i decided to start getting ready. While living here i haven't been doing much in the mornings to get ready. Typica http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Limon/Puerto-Viejo-de-Talamanca/blog-448460.html Surfing Paradise Yesterday Dana was telling me his ideal vacation spot would be in a remote location with rustic living conditions and few other people to share the waves with while surfing. Today we found it Dana met a Swiss architect who was renting out a big house by himself for a few months and invited us to stay with him. Our answer of course was yes To get out there you had to sit or st http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Puntarenas/Osa-Peninsula/blog-448441.html Dear Friends and FamilyI mentioned in my last blog that we were headed down the road to a hotel out here for some drinks. Well it turns out that you can only go to that bar if you are staying at their hotel. We walked over sat down and ordered. We both got a mixed drink call a pura Vita its triple sec tequila and the local alcohol called Guaro. which is fermented sugar cane. The girl brou http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Limon/Puerto-Viejo-de-Talamanca/blog-448232.html Costa Rica is a wonderful vacation location From the US it is an easy three to five hour flight. The beaches in Guanacaste are world class If you are interested in a Costa Rican vacation latinexplore.com can help you out http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Guanacaste/blog-448230.html Greetings from Costa RicaToday was a beautiful day hot but beautiful. I woke up around 645am everyday it gets earlier and earlier. Before you know it i will be up to hear the rooster crow. When i was getting out of bed i figured Myles wouldn't be up for a while so i decided to be lazy and read out side in the hammock again. I got bored so at one point i walked around our property again an http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Limon/Puerto-Viejo-de-Talamanca/blog-447966.html Our last fews days in Costa Rica and we've been enjoying our stay at a Ramada Hotel. Soft fluffy mattresses duvets and 4 pillows per bed Also a jacuzzi bath Amy has asked if we can stay longer. We haven't ventured into San Jose city as rumour has it that it's not particularly nice. However we did have a fab day yesterday at a place called InBio Park just 20 mins from the hotel. T http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/San-Jose/blog-447965.html Hello everybody. So today was nice. We took it easy again. Just kinda hangin out and whatnot. I woke up around 745am to the bright sun peaking through our shutters yes there are shutters to keep all the bugs and craziness out. Anyways this has been the first day it was really sunny for a substantial amount of time. I sat on the porch for about an hour and read my book i have already finishe http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Limon/Puerto-Viejo-de-Talamanca/blog-447648.html Ever since I started my school in Coronado I've really come to appreciate rural community living. When most ESL teachers get to Costa Rica they picture themselves sipping a Pia Colada lying in a hammock watching the sunset. And this is what most of us do at first. However once the thrill of the beach wears off we find ourselves back in San Jose searching for more sustainable teaching jobs http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/San-Jose/Braulio-Carrillo/blog-447593.html Hello AllToday's entry is probably going to be significantly shorter then the last two because we didn't do much today. We woke up sometime in the early morning to some howling type noises. Since we have yet to see howler monkeys we decided to go check it out. but alas no luck. After a thorough investigation we concluded that the noise we heard must have been birds i know but we will see som http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Limon/Puerto-Viejo-de-Talamanca/blog-447357.html Today was a terrible day. Terrible. The word cant be repeated enough. Lets start at the beginning. Got up at 5am to catch the 6am bus next to the hostel. Saw a lovely sunrise but the bus was half an hour late. 1.5 hours and one incredibly whiney child and smelly man later our bus arrived at Paquera dropping us to catch the Ferry which was fine fine fine and we arrived at Punta Arenas on http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Guanacaste/Nicoya-Peninsula/blog-447144.html