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First stop in Costa Rica
... the morning. Around lunchtime we headed out to get some empanadas and to look at two other parks marked on the map. They weren't much to write home about so we had our lunch in the main square. We then did a bit of shopping and then headed back to the room for a bit more rest. At 5.30pm we headed out again but this time to get chicken and chips for dinner and an ice cream for dessert. Then we went back to the hotel for a relaxing ...
Liberia Day 1
... line, ugh. Too hot for this. Hour later finally done, not much hassle at the border today. Tomorrow is what I am afraid of. Got a nice Costa Rican bus to Liberia. My sole purpose in going here instead of just returning to Managua straight away is shopping! Ohhh boy. So I landed in Liberia, found an overly expensive (by Nica standards) hotel and off I went. Got some fishing supplies, shaving stuff, ...
Pura Vida !!!
... starting point of our crazy trip downstream the river Pacuare. It took a while till we all were geared up and got a lesson in how to survive rapids class IV. We practiced commandos, while Rico our guide yelled at us: Forward, backward, intensified by "hard" and yelling louder, "get down" . When we all were nervous enough, we learned the most important comando: "Pura Vida!". Whenever tico Rico (tico= puerto rican) would scream "Pura Vida!" we would have to lift ...
We love you Ali
This blog entry is a special ode to our friend Ali who could not make the trip due to illness. We sincerely missed her kindness and humour in person, but wanted to make it a part of our trip.
We can sincerely say we have not missed a day of thinking about her, and endevouring to contact her at each portion of the trip and check in with her smiling face.
Chatting with her on skype was next to as good as having her with us. Cuddles would have been better but we got to ...
Tico time
... svaert med det spanske, og det irriterer mig at jeg ikke kan snakke mere med dem, saa er jeg glad for min familie. Jeg haaber bare at jeg snart bliver knald god til spansk, saa jeg kan give mere af mig selv til dem.
Det var det for nu. I aften skal jeg til salsatimer og om lidt skal jeg hen og haenge ud paa vores stamcafe. I weekenden skal jeg garanteret til en strand og ha det sjovt :)
Haaber alt er vel i Danmark og at alle har det rigtig godt!
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