Blogs from Bahia Drake, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 2

Drake, Corcovado Park. The most people working in the project are from Spain, this means a lot of swearing is involved. They are great though. When I arrived there was also a German boy, who was there already 2 months. He´s the one who has all the bad luck, but seriously all of it: He paid too much through an organisation who arranged a project for him. 2 Hours before he left the changed the destination though, which meant he doesn´t has the stuff with him which he needs, parents were not informed and contacted the police. Besides that he gets eaten alive by everything that stings or bites so his legs look like, well ehhrr shit. And he just left for the the hospital(hours away) because he got Dengue. You also have 2 american ladies, ... read more

The border crossing between Panama and Costa Rica was surprisingly easy. We almost managed to miss both border controls. We understood this only when there were some confused questions at the Costa Rica side if we enter or leave the country. The whole place was a mess of arriving buses and trucks and stalls and merchandise everywhere. The area was a tax free zone which attracted a lot of people for all sorts of business. The Pan American highway was running through it with no obstacles and plenty of stalls and shops lined along it. We walked back over the border and found after some search the well hidden Panama departure counters. Two small windows were placed inside facing a concrete building. It was easy to miss. The lax control is very surprising since Costa Rica ... read more

Feliz Ano Nuevo!! Happy New Years Everyone!! Hope you all had a great night! I worked for a little while, but skipped out early to hit the disco with some girls from work. We danced and drank the night away (and tried to keep the creeps away!!) until midnight. It was a blast. There were bonfires all along the beach, and beautiful (and oh so loud) fireworks all night long. Sorry, no pictures, there was no way I was going to try to keep track of my camera in all the craziness. BUT, as much as I love paradise, I've realized that the holidays are always better spent with friends, fam, and Chad. Next time I'll have to bring you all along! Other than that, I've been reading a lot, walking the beach, starting to practice ... read more

Oh my god, I dont ever want to leave! It is so beautiful here! The Peninsula de Osa is just the best place! And I only have 2 months left!! I left Puerto Jimenez yesterday to come to Bahia Drake. Just needed to chill and sit in the sun for a bit. And guess what, it is actually very sunny and sooo hot! Brilliant! Got a bit of sunburn this morning though. I am stying in a cute place close to the water called Manolo or something. The owners built a small house next to theirs for guests. Its likea modern wood house,quite cool and I have got my own room, no Dorm! Woohoo! They even provide a mosquito net. towels and cleaned my room this morning. Well, tidied I should say, made a bit of ... read more

We left San Jose on the 8.30am bus for Palmer Norte, about 5 1/2 hours journey away. We stopped for breaky at a wicked roadside restaurant that sold some very tasty food and (more importantly) had hummingbird feeders outside it’s windows which were attracting the little beauties by the dozens. We arrived early afternoon in Palmer Norte after a rather uneventful but pleasant ride and got a taxi to the nearby town of Sierpe which is where we’d get our boat to Bahia Drake the following day. Sierpe is pretty small with only a few hotels, a couple of restaurants, one convenience store but lots of tour operators. We had hoped to stay at the Hotel Oleaje Sereno as it was situated right next to the dock, but the Lonely Planet prices are a little ... read more