Blogs from Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 18

GREETINGS ALL: WELL AS THEY SAY ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AND END. TODAY IN PUERTO VIEJO WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. I WAS BLESSED WITH THE MOST AMAZING SUNSHINE. I COULDN´T HELP MYSELF BUT TO ENJOY IT. WHAT A NICE WAY TO RELAX ON THE BEACH AND WATCH NATURE AT ITS BEST. I FEEL REALLY BLESSED TO HAVE SEEN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AS COSTA RICA. THIS IS ONLY THE BEINGINING!!!! PEACE EBONY... read more

GREETINGS ALL!!! YES PUERTO VIEJO IS THE PLACE FULL OF FREE LOVE. I AM GLAD TO ADMIT THAT I HAVE NOT YET FELL INTO THAT CATEGORY. SO IF YOU COME HERE YOU BETTER KNOW WHATS UP. THERE IS A LOT THINGS TO DO HERE IN PUERTO VIEJO. THE BARS ARE OPEN PRETTY LATE AND YOU CAN GET DRINKS FOR REALLY CHEAP. WHICH WOULD BE HEAVEN FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE STATES. I COULD DEFFINATELY GET USED TO A PLACE LIKE THIS. IT IS GOING TO BE REALLY HARD TO LEAVE. I HAVE MET SOME REALLY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE HERE. THIS MORNING I AM GETTING READY TO HEAD OVER TO BOCAS DEL TORO IN PANAMA AND THEN I WILL COME BACK PUERTO VIEJO TO END MY TRIP. EBONY... read more

Well, Gentle Readers...where are we now?....still in Costa Rico and, as usual, feeling a whole lot better about these places once I've spent a couple of days...same old misconceptions, preconceptions etc etc ...so, we headed off to Playa Naranjas, a couple of hundred kms I think, roads were average, which means v good for CR, along lots of roads up to here I've been seeing gangs of guys with machetes slashing the grass at the side of the road..even right out in the middle of nowhere...but here in CR the grass grows right up to the edge of the bitumen and plants and trees have branches right up to the edge...and over...so a lot of the time its like riding thru a tunnel...I'm not normally claustro but this got intense and kept me on my toes..and ... read more

This was our favourite part of Costa Rica We stayed in huts on the beach and rented bicycles to ride from village to village and beach to beach all day.... read more

Church was interesting. It´s beautiful inside, with chandeliers and frescoes on the wall. It is not like the traditional Catholic environment. A random street dog ran back and forth through the church a couple of times…only in Costa Rica. Yes, they took the sacrament and the priest gave the homily. We even knelt to pray. But it was also mixed with a more laid-back contemporary feel. The music was amazing. They played classical and acoustic guitars. I loved listening to their songs, because it was bright and uplifting. It mad me smile. Sadly, the only part I could join in was the “Alleluias.” I felt like Mr. Bean. Jaja, not really. It was almost comical, when the family squeezed into the row. It was the dad, the mom, me, Mati, and Jorge (su novio). In a ... read more