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Geo: 8.44348, -83.462To the end of the world with Costa Rica CraigGot up early and invited Craig over for coffee. Cabinas Jimenez has a coffee pot in each of the rooms so it is nice to get up and have that first cup of coffee in bed. Craig came ove and we all sat outside and watched the sunrise, ate pastries and mango slices, and watched the parrots moving to and fro.Got ourselves packed up and Craig ferried us over to Cabinas Tropicales. Our room is actually two rooms and Mark let us have it for the same price as the one we had orginally booked.Tom Kayak has suggested we go check out Dos Brazos for its old buildings and mining history.Dos Brazos is an old mining town in the vicinity of Puerto Jimenez on the ... read more

Geo: 8.53622, -83.3051 CostaRicaCraig's first kayak trip Craig said that though he had gone canoeing many times around Wimberley this was the first time he had ever been kayaking, hoped he didn't fall in. Fortunately the water is quite warm and would not be problem it would be in cold or swift moving water.Craig was a natural in the kayak and had no trouble.Unfortunately my kayak was full of water and kept tracking to one side or the other and so you had to keep paddling to keep it going in a straight line. We were heading to the top of the high tide cycle and could barely make it under the pier for Crocodile Bay.Made it to the what local paddlers call the Rio. After you paddle past the ferry dock, the playa and Delfines, ... read more

Geo: 8.96337, -83.4564This is the third time we have made this trip down from Manuel Antonio to Puerto Jimenez and it has always worked amazingly well. We discovered Sierpe Shuttle Corcovado -- Alex Chinch​illa email : shuttlesierpe@hotmail.com -- on our second trip down and they are fast, reliable and you travel in a comfortable vehicle to Palmar Norte where usually you connect with a bus on to Puerto Jimenez.This trip was no different. As you leave Manuel Antonio in a comfortable air conditioned van, the road climbs up through the jungle past the hotels and cafes to the busy little city of Quepos. From there you leave the busy life of the ci behind and travel through palm nut plantations, small communities and cross several rivers along the way. Many of the small communities are in ... read more

Geo: 9.38945, -84.1347Raphael's Terrazas This is another one of our favorites for eating. Two years ago, we met the gregarious owner, Raphael, who gave us some of the history of his place and urged us to come eat there. We did and were glad we did.The first time we went to eat at Raphael's this trip, he was not there but we had a great meal and fabulous sunset. We went back a second time and got there for happy hour. While we were waiting for the sun to go down in the cool shade a troup of squirrel monkeys appeared like magic ~! Robert thought he spied Raphael and went over to talk to him. Robert told him about meeting him two years ago and he came over to our table to visit with us. ... read more