Blogs from San José, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 89

Well, we missed the bus. In an attempt to go to puntarenas we kinda arrived a little later than planed and it just happened to be the last bus out of Jaco... And as four Americans (somewhat lost in CR) we did what any normal person would do in this situation. ----went skinny dipping---- nah, I'm just kidding but it would have been a cool thing to do. Instead we decided to stay another night in a lovely cabina right on the beach with a bar (for some malt beverages and darts). From there, the following day, we would start our long and arduous journey to a place called Tamarindo. A journey that parallels that of finding nemo in that there are two of us (myself-which i consider myself the dad) and Will (a great guy ... read more

Hi to all, I know that it has been a while since i have written but i have been quite busy here. The past few days have been very 'cultural' for me. On Monday we went to a place where there was live Arabic music accompanied by a few belly dancers. The place had the ambiance of an old jazz bar lit with few lites and covered with art that only those with an open mind can interpret. I had a few Belgium beers there and with 8.8 percent alcohol i could say that if i didn´t stop iI'msure i would have ended up being one of those belly dancers. Yesterday we went to a Lebanese where they can 'read your coffee it was similar to palm reading but different because the owner of the restaurant ... read more

Very long day today. I got up about 4:45 to get to a bus this morning at 5:15. Eventhough it was early, it was nice that I didnt have to sweat my nads off. I fell asleep for 15 mins on the ferry and then for about 35 on the bus from Puntarenas to San Jose. I got off the bus I think about on time (no one has any idea what street is which because none of them are labeled). I jumped in a cab and came to Pangea Hostel which seems pretty nice. Free internet, yadda yadda yadda.... While trying to find a place to eat from my guide book, I found this little Peruvian cafe and grabbed some lunch, and it was wonderful! The best fish I may have had in my whole ... read more

Sunscreen Sucks!!! Well, it doesn't work apparently. Ben and I are both a bit on the lobster looking color right now. We have had three fabulous days on the beach and have been dining really well. We found a nice beach front hotel and have been reading books furiously on the beach. Went for great dinners the last two nights and little did we know, we were having dinner during a neverending happy hour where drinks were 2 for 1. Needless to say, Lauren and I were done by 9PM and wandered back home. Talk about living easy. Today we spent the day within the national park watching the monkeys swing from tree to tree. Lauren has a bump on her head from what she thinks is some sort of nut a monkey threw at her. ... read more

Well, Ben and I are now on day 5 of the holiday. After meeting up in San Jose with no problems we spent the day drinking coffee (cafe) and did a tour of a plantation (we were the only people under the age of 50 but definitely the most shaky with our over-consumption of coffee and other coffee products). We went for a great seafood dinner and met Papa Pez, the restaurant owner, who later accompanied us to the local dance club for a round of cervasas. We stayed at an incredible restored mansion-turned-hotel of a famous coffee baron in a neat part of San Jose called Bario Amon. Amazing how rich some people became by just selling a bit of java! After a well neeeded sleep we got up early and took a bus to ... read more