Blogs from Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 519

Liz and I hit the sack early... We woke up for the 3rd night in a row by the people next to us bangin. So Liz and I agree that if it happens tomorrow, we´re going to start clapping very loud and saying ¨Bravo, Bravo!¨. Anyway, we hiked the waterfall today and sweated our nads off... But then got in the water, and it was FREEZING!! Probally the only time I´ll be cold here... Hot Rod Johnson (Liz´s love affair) said there are some guys who just came into town from Arizona, so maybe I´ll try to find them tonight and have some good ól home state gossip! On Monday I should be heading back to San Jose and then to Tortugero for some turtle business, so I might not be able to write for a ... read more

So I try to be a student. I hung out at Spanish school for a few days. I met tons or really neat people! Smoked a joint with the oldest man on the planet (sorry mom, but its freakin Costa Rica) at my hostel. But Yesterday, this girl Liz and Jonica were heading to the beach (a five hour combined travel with bus, taxi, bus, ferry, bus), and about ten minutes before I left Liz said I should go, and I thought about it and just went. Payed for my two days at spanish school, packed all my shit (although I left my stupid rope sandals at the hostel on accident) and we jetted out. The bus ride was bumpy, it got pretty hot, and two birds shit on Liz on the ferry. We finally got ... read more

after a few low-key, rain trodden days in la fortuna (but a fun white water rafting adventure!), i headed to the cloud forests of monteverde and santa elena. the cloud forests are rain forests in elevated regions, making them more susceptible to moisture, cloud formations, and thus creating very fertile habitats for a variety of wildlife indigenous to costa rica. The infamous quetzal and elusive golden toad top the list of things to see, as one explores the forest trails either solo or with a hired guide. there are also a ton of bird species, hummingbirds, monkeys and sloths to grab your attention (we mostly saw a ton of birds...) the other big draw to the monteverde region is the adventurous and exhilirating canopy zip line tours. literally, series of cables that are strung from the ... read more

My first flight to LAX was on a plane the size of a pickle with wings. We sandwiched in there like tuna and the guy next to me read his news paper like he ran the place. Kinda like a certain father I know who uses his elbows at the table. My flight from LAX to Guatemala City (a stupid stop over) was a bit better, although it was like an episode from Seinfeld where Elane and Jerry get on a full flight, and Jerry goes to 1st class while Elane gets stuck sitting next to the guy with 7 bags. But, the whole flight was sportin 4.9 bags. EVERYONE. I might have been the only one. The flight gods were with me though, I got window, and no one sat in the middle between me ... read more

Again, beautiful and magical if you stay out of the tourist traps. The people are so wonderful!... read more