Blogs from La Fortuna, Alajuela, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 9

Hola Everyone! Hope everyone has had a good couple of days post holidays. Of course we have been having more fun. On Saturday, we went to Ecocentro Danaus. It’s a small wildlife center with a hiking trail. It was not far from town - only 3km so we decided to walk there. The walk wasn´t long, but it was alongside a busy road, so unfortunately it wasn´t super pleasant - but we made the most of it. It was good to be out moving about in the nice warm sun. We got a map, and volunteer from the center explained what we might see, and started the walk with us. We were very fortunate, as there was a baby sloth there-and it was the one day a week the sloth comes down from the tree, to ... read more

Last night was nice. Walt and I walked to find a bank machine, got money, then found a nice little Chinese restaurant for dinner. We were a 5 minute walk from downtown. Good location. Afterwards, we sat for a bit in Parque Morazan - a nice little park close to our hostel. We then went back to the hostel where we enjoyed a beer and I played one of the guitars they have there for guests to borrow. We then checked our e-mails and were in bed by midnight. Traveling takes a lot out of you I guess. This morning we woke up and after enjoying a free pancake breakfast at Tranquilo Backpackers, we were off in a taxi to catch a bus to La Fortuna. The taxi driver took us to a different station than ... read more

We headed to this city, known for its active volcano straight away. When we arrived we became friends another couple staying at our hostel from Germany. Everything in this town requires the purchase of a way-over priced tour, but they knew of a secret spot where there is a hot springs river and knew a guy who would take us there. It was an incredible night. At sunset we drove out to the river where we relaxed in the hot water after dark and drank rum with our new friends. Just us and the fireflies. Afterwards we drove around the volcano to the active side and were witness to the hot red lava streaming down the side of the Volcano. It was a bit scary as it came down soo fast, but we were on the ... read more

This is Kate. I put pictures up on the first entry about Carolyn's visit, so you should check them out! So... traveling to La Fortuna was very scenic. There were dramatic valley views as we climbed the hills. Once we were near, there was a mist around us. It felt like we were heading into the clouds! We arrived in the afternoon and it was a misty day indeed. We didn't have anywhere to stay, so we walked around a bit and eventually came to Gringo Pete's, a cheap youth hostel that looked fun. It was purple! Also, only $6 per night and we had a private room with a bathroom! Sweet! After settling in, we were thinking of what to do. The day wasn't so good for walking around, so we decided to plan what ... read more

Det bles nordavind fraa fire kantar den dagen Cici reiste heim og eg skulle fortsetje ferda aleine. Eg sette inn turistgassen og slo til med ein tur til ein nasjonalpark same dagen. Her fekk eg sjaa baade krokodillar av fleire slag, skilpaddar og mykje anna i insektskategorien. Me vitja ein bananplantasje, og eg har handla ein klase til deg, Ingvild Spinnvill. (Den kan ventast i posten om nokre dagar!:) ) Det va ein gedigen nedtur aa kome tilbake til hostellet aa sjaa at Cici va vekk med heile drogariaen sin. (det va liksom daa det gjekk opp for meg at ho faktisk har reist til Noreg paa paaskefeiring). Eg maa innromme at det trilla ei lita taare den kvelden :) Dagen etter suste eg avgarde i beste turistshuttle til La Fortuna. Same kvel reiste eg paa ... read more