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

So as I said in the last blog we left Tortuguero at 7am for the boat+bus+bus combination back to San Jose. If everything arrived on time we would hit the city around lunchtime and then the plan was to see what buses were leaving to get us to the pacific coast. Inparticular we wanted to get to a small place called Playa Samara which seemed to get good reviews in the LP for being quiet and unspoilt. The boat journey went well and we both really enjoyed it as it was sunny in comparison to the pouring rain we arrived in. From the boat we were actually met by a taxi, we think this was because we were the only westerners travelling that day so no need for a big bus. The taxi driver took us ... read more

Hola amigos! Really I should be writing this blog in Spanish as we have now started our spanish classes, but I think I´ll have to have a few more lessons before I´m up to that standard. Maybe next week... Well, we last left you when we arrived in Granada, which as always when we write our blogs seems a whole world away from where we are now. After spending our first day wondering round the town of Granada we decided to take it easy the next day and went to the "Monkey Hut" on Laguna de Apoyo, a little hut right on this gorgeous lake in the Apoyo crater. The hut had kayaks and a basket ball court so we just spent the day having fun! We also ventured up another volcano in Nicaragua (brave after ... read more

Afternoon all, Apologies for not updating more frequently but our time in Tamarindo was rather relaxed so thought it would be easier to give a big update at the end with all the chat. We are now back in San Jose overnight and we fly to Cancun tomorrow. Our first month was spent in "Playa Tamarindo" a fairly small town on the Nicoya Peninsula on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. The main reason we went was the to learn Spanish at the language school, and despite a number of very late night and challenging mornings I think we got a fairly good grounding. Other than learning (which is obviously what we dedicated the majority of our time and academic brain-power to) Tamarndo was just an awesome place to be. Amazing surfing, which i hit hard ... read more

Went on a retreat to Costa Rica in February '08. A friend owns a house by the beach and hosts adventure excursions there .... check out the link below. I recommend this to everyone I know... "http://www.sacredsportadventures.com/default.htm" Well, arrived friday afternoon at a run-down local airport in Tamarindo thru Sansa Airlines. The itineray included: La Playa Flamingo, Tamarindo, San Jose, Borquin resort, Monkey-Bar (partied like Rock Stars), and Casa de Thomas (great food). Activities included: Yoga, Horse-back riding, ATV's, zip-lines, surfing, beach fun, and good eats. Left on Sunday afternoon (Feb 19th) only to be delayed at a connecting flight. Nonetheless, left with memories and good karma. ... read more

In retrospect, this is what we should have called the blog. **WARNING** Emetophobic readers, this blog contains faintly unpleasant references to nausea and the consequences of drinking to excess Costa Rican immigration is what you find in the afterlife if you've spent your days sticking pins into kittens and getting on the tube before people have had a chance to get off. Luckily it only seemed like we spent an eternity there, and in actual fact it was a shade under 4 hours. This wouldn't have been too bad if it had been for a decent reason, and not a 'lunch break'. Gentle reader, I advice you to seek employment in the Costa Rican civil cervice, for lunch commences at 10:30, and finishes not until 2pm! This makes the French seem like workaholics! Unlike the French, ... read more