Blogs from Tortuguero National Park, Limón, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 5

Der nächste Nationalpark: Nachdem wir wetter- und Bankomatbedingt unseren "Karibikurlaub" abbrechen mussten, geht die Reise weiter in den Norden. In Puerto Limon versuchen wir endlich wieder zu ein bisschen Geld zu kommen (in dem winzigen Ort Tortuguero gibt es nämlich auch keine Bankomaten...dorthin gibt es nicht einmal eine Straße...). Wir stehen bei mehreren Bankomaten in ewig langen Schlangen...die sich aber plötzlich auflösen, weil der Bankomat noch maximal 1000 Colones hergibt - das sind ca. 2$... Lukas treibt zum Glück doch noch Geld auf und wir setzen unsere Reise per Boot fort - 3 Stunden im ströhmenden Regen mit dem Boot (das nur ziemlich notdürftig überdacht ist) nach Tortuguero. Wir heuern einen ganz und gar nicht vertrauenswürdigen Kapitän an, der zuerst mit unserem Geld verschwindet um "Gasolina" zu kaufen, doch unser Misstrauen stellte sich als unnötig heraus. ... read more

Day 4. Singing in the rain. 6 am. I wander the grounds by myself. As I walk towards a huge tree filled with birds, a flock of parrots fly overhead. You can almost always hear the parrots before you see them. Stir up the heavens, they do. As I get closer, it becomes apparent I have wandered into some sort of a storage area. One of the workers asks if he can show me the botanical gardens he is developing. He takes me to a thickly forested area, which he is turning into a series of gardens that will each highlight different species of plants. We walk under a canopy of calling birds and clicking frogs—highlighted by the occasional butterfly fluttering past. The workers have already dug trenches, laid much of the drainage pipes, and created ... read more

A Quick Note Regarding Pictures (or the lack thereof) Our hostel in San Jose rocks! It it huge... it has a swimming pool... a roof top bar/restaurant... and tons of computers with FREE internet. However, the internet is a bit to slow to load pictures. So, we gave up. Sorry about that. We'll post pictures for our Puerto Viejo, Puerto Limon, and Tortuguero entries this coming Monday or Tuesday evening when we are back in the land of COX High Speed Digital Cable. Sigh. I never thought we'd actually be glad to see COX. See you all soon! Intro to Tortuguero North of Puerto Limon, on a tiny slip of land between Tortuguero Canal and the Caribbean is the little village of Tortuguero, pleasantly situated on the northern tip of Parque Nacional Tortuguero in northeastern Costa ... read more

yyeeeehhaaaa! let the trip commence! although goodbyes can be hard, i know I'll be coming back to everyone here, so im not getting too hung up on it. its now just over 24 hours until I jump on the plane with 16 other YCI volunteers...and my mind is racing with things to do, say and feel before this adventure truly begins. the 4 days of training has been immensely helpful - although I have to admit, I would HATE to commute to T.O. everyday. ugh! my family just treated me to my last dinner in Dundas ... taco's! HA - that Jean really is HILARIOUS. needless to say they got a kick out of how much i hate re-fried beans already. somehow the cake's got mixed up at Weil's Bakery - and I ended up with ... read more