Blogs from Montezuma, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 7

Showering with Pigs. Happy Valentine's Day from Costa Rica!!! So far I have had porcupines, an anteater and a one armed monkey crawling on me. I've also been attacked by a coati and had a shower with a pig. We are volunteering at the Rainsong Wildlife Refuge, run by a large texan woman reminiscent of Adam Sandler's mom in waterboy. She just orders us about and is surprisingly stressed about living in Paradise. The reserve itself is very small, with the aforementioned animals as well as a skunk, turtles, tapirs, birds, and an owl. We have been working on the grounds (Derek), and taking care of the animals (me). Derek is chopping plants and carrying heavy things while I have been cuddling with anteaters (the aptly named Anty). Anty has a long tongue which he will ... read more

Well we are heading to Melissa's last week here and we decided to go a few days to Montezuma. We drove 4 hours and were kindda dissapointed........I guess it had to grow on you because the next day was a little better. We did have monkies at the breakfast table and had a good walk to the waterfall. The national park was closed so we decided to head towards playa Grande to watch the leatherbacks. We took a wrong turn and had a pretty shitty but beautiful road, really one to reccomend! Make sure you take a 4x4 because we had to cross rivers. Watch the pictures. Now we are getting ready to go to Malaysia, yes Martin is finally going for Course director!!!......................... Melissa's tijd zit er bijna op dus dachten we nog ff naar ... read more

Note: This entry was not written by Mike Bebernes And so the adventure continues! First and foremost, sorry there are no pictures on this blog. Not that we are in a dangerous place (don´t worry moms) but we just thought it best to not be prancing around Paquera with our digital camera. But that just means double the pictures next time. So we decided to leave Manuel Antonio to head for the Nicoya Pennisula. Once again we had quite a day travelling to get to the lazy beach town of Montezuma. First lesson we learned in Costa Rica. 1) When you take public transportation and the bus schedules says it will be 3 hours to your next destination, that really means 6 hours. Life here is so different that the U.S. Rules are more like guidelines, ... read more

Traveling to Costa Rica with my two girlfriends, Dawn and Rachael, was a life changing experience for me. This Costa Rican excursion was the first time I traveled without any adult supervision. When there aren't any parents around, you are in so much more control of your so-called destiny of your trip. Traveling with friends also comes with added responsibility. I was so much more aware of my surroundings because I had to focus to make sure I was going in the right direction. Second, we were legit backpackers staying in hostels. I never knew places to stay could be as cheap as 8$ a night! The backpacking experience was cool, too. I felt like I had the look of an experienced traveler! 1. The Columbian: We met this Columbian in our first hostel we stayed ... read more

Well, it's probably time that we update you all so you know what you're missing! Our first night in San Jose was difficult. Nobody spoke english! Big surprise tho, right? It finally hit us that we were here alone...and we can do whatever we want! SO, we ate from the street vendors and drank the water (and cerveca) and even tried fresh squeezed limon juice (tastes like oranges!). The next morning we hopped a bus to Puntarenas (aka the butthole of costa rica...yeah...) and hitched a ferry to Paquera. We met this couple from Sweden who were travelling to Montezuma also, so we caught a cab with a one-legged driver to the city. Fastest drive ever, AND we got a minus-one-leg discount!! He was great, he slammed on the breaks s we could see all ... read more