Blogs from Samara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 6

Costa Rica. We are burnt, but happyily so. We have feasted on casados, batidos, and cervezas. And we will continue our journey southward. Hope you all are well. Bye for now. ... read more

So New Year was a blast! Started off with dinner at Karin & Pierro's then 'pub hopping' in Samara!!! Yes I was on top form and made sure it was a celebration of a lifetime! Tequila Queen blended with Guarro Devil brought out the best and worst of everyone... So good that I missed my bus at 8h30 on the 1st (I mean which idiot thinks they'll be up at 8 on New Years day???) and because all the buses were booked (slight freak out moment!) Ivan helped me to book the last seat (yes the very last seat) on a little Cesna (spelling?) from Carrillo to Alajuela just in time to jump onto my flight to New York. Imagine, I just may have had to stay in Samara - tragic thought! (Whatever...) New Years resolutions? ... read more

Posted by Megan 12/27 Well, Christmas has come and gone but supposedly the party is just starting. The festival starts today. It looks very interesting... they've been setting up rides and getting ready for this for days. It lasts until January I think. They are going to have a big parade on horses all around Samara - like 30 or so caballeros. Then on the last day of the festival, they are going to ride not only around Samara but supposedly three other nearby towns as well. It should be interesting. Christmas day was pretty relaxed around here. Everything was open... nothing was shut down. It was just like any other day. John and I and the friends we live with that were in the TEFL class with us went to the beach and surfed. Then ... read more

The days seem a mystery and misty haze of possible dates, times, days, seasons - I guess this is a good indication that structure and diligent routine are a rather distant notion (easily forgotten!)... Things are slow and the most exciting moments seem to be doing as little as possible! Guess what? In the middle of Samara I have found somewhere to do yoga!!!! Karin does a mix of various forms every day with Sophie (a travelling French writer) and so I have jumped on board for a daily dose... It is such a great way to start the day, the area is open so you look out onto trees, birds, iguanas, squirrels and the heat and humidity add to the depth of the movements and breath. So now that things have somewhat stood still for ... read more

After a few bus rides traversing from single-laned ´highways´to erratically tarred rural roads and over sporadic ditch-like potholes I finally arrived in Samara. It´s quite amazing to see how the scenery and the people provide an accurate indication that you have moved from the rural mountains to the tourist influenced coast. From cloud forest vegitation, mist, rain, wind and gently polite Ticos to open fields of lush cow pastures, sun, humidity and very open stares and whistles, it´s like I have arrived in a new country! Although I knew it, I must admit that as soon as I got onto the bus it was like I was born to do this, no concerns arose about where to, how, when, what if: whoop whoop! But I now understand the very frequently used Costa Rican phrase: PURA VIDA! ... read more