Geo: 9.38945, -84.1347After a nice lunch at Craig's we got everything loaded up and headed for Manuel Antonio. We rode with Craig through Quepos on the way and then were on the winding hills up and down that are such a trademark to me of Manuel Antonio.Found the landmark for the turn (Marlin Restaurante ) off the main road, took another left first street to the right to get to National Park Backpackers and turned in when we saw their sign. The rooms are small but are just fine since we did not plan to spend much time there except for napping and sleeping. Took a tour of the rest of the area, saw the shower and ablutions block and a brief glance at the kitchen. They did have two refrigerators that did not look very ... read more

Geo: 9.81586, -84.9322Sailing from Paquera to rendezvous w 'Costa Rica Craig'Our time in Montezuma has come to an end and we must continue our adventures in other parts of Costa Rica. We have a friend, CostaRicaCraig that lives outside of Parrita and we are going to visit him at his place for a night before we move on to Manual Antonio. Since we do not travel by car, this is an adventure in itself.We had gone and checked the bus schedule to travel from Montezuma to Puntarenas where we would catch another bus to Parrita. To get to Puntarenas, you catch the directo to San Jose and get off in Puntarenas. There is a bus at 6:20a.m. and one at 2:30p.m. The bus arrives in Montezuma, and you travel to Cobano. In times past, we have ... read more

Geo: 9.66303, -85.0671Jamie's RelicPart of the fun of staying at Luna Llena is the people you meet while you are there. This was our third time to stay at Luna Llena, and the travelers were 'muy amable.'Cooking meals in the shared kitchen, visiting while doing so and seeing what delicious meals someone else is coming up with. On this particular trip Danielle and Matt, Darshon and Alex, Jamie and Joel, Babs and others were among the may who fixed attractive meals!Some here this time were either vegetarian or vegan so it was interesting to see what different things they fixed. Lots of great smells, garlic, onions, curries and so on.We prepared some good meals while we were here but seems the one that got the most rave reviews were the mango and spinach quesadillas! Served them ... read more

Geo: 9.66303, -85.0671When we first decided to come to Montezuma and stay at Luna Llena, Robert had read about the varied and diverse amount of wildlife to be seen here. We were not disappointed that time and we have not been this time either.when we first arrived this time, we were told there had been a tarantula in the bathroom closest to our room. We have yet to have seen it but it and another one have been seen by several of the guests here.Because Milly, the owner, does a great job of trying to be as environmentally sensitive as possible, she has a container to place all of the organic garbage in and they throw it over the fence to mulch and feed the wild animals that hang around here. We have seen both the ... read more

Geo: 9.66303, -85.0671It doesn't take long to get into the rhythm of Montezuma. Your pace slows both because of the heat and just taking time to look around at the sights and sounds. But you have to be careful not to trip and fall because that hurts!Things are pretty much as they were two years ago when we were here. There seem to be more people staying for 3 weeks or longer here at Luna Llena. There is a couple here we met when we were here two years ago! But, there are also the newcomers every day that stay for a day or two and then move on.One night we were sitting by the fence enjoying the breeze when a guy joined us. The usual where are you from? ensued and he was from Oklahoma ... read more