Aeropuerto Hotel Alajuela

... to endure the medicine being pushed in....ewwwww! It brought Rebecca to tears and it took a few hours for her to be able to move, but she made it (through 2 more injections as well). What a trooper!

We had made reservations for dinner that night as a farewell for my mom as well as for Rebecca and I. We went to the Panamonte- a cute little cottage-like hotel with a great fireplace and bar. Sophia, Robbie, Burrito, Rebecca, mom and I all enjoyed a delicious meal ...

... The natural sound was loud enough to get through the helmet, over the sound of wind and engine to trigger my fears of something going wrong with the bike. We both had a good laugh. We thoroughly enjoyed this days ride and scenery through the mountains. We stopped at a restaurant on top of the mountain with stunning views of the coffee plantations and small villages. They told of a nice hotel on a coffee plantation and call to see if they had rooms. Yup! Off we go.

... still on Nicaraguan side). Step 5: Filled in the same generic immigration form I´ve filled in every other country so far. Step 6: Approach the window and hope the official doesn´t tell me I have to go back to step 3. Step 7: Wait 10 minutes while the official swipes your passport repeatedly, types randomly on the keyboard (I´ve seen Fraser do that so I know the signs) and tries to make you feel like a ...

... there is the very wet season here. So, although we're getting a lot of rain back at the home base, we couldn't have picked a better time to come here. Our guide was definitely worth the extra we paid on top of admission; we wouldn't have even noticed half the things he pointed out to us, much less known what they were. He found several "walking sticks," a type of insect that blends in perfectly with its surroundings, as it looks exactly like a twig ...

... egalement une cuisine, ce qui etait bien cool quand on a vu les prix ridiculement haut que pratiquaient les restos. Le lendemain, on part pour le Parc National de Santa Elena, beaucoup moins touristique que celui de Monteverde. A tout hazard, on essai le « on est volontaires, vous faites un prix ?» « bien sur, c est meme gratuit si vous me montrez une preuve ». C est la que Maribel entre en action pour leur dire qu on en avait pas, mais le gars etant vraiment tres ...

... away. Just before we reached the hot springs we stopped at this beautiful double waterfall. Wow! It was breathtaking. It cascaded down the hillside like cream into milk. The sound washed over you and beat every worry away from you. The mists acted as the fine oils in a Swedish massage. It wraps you up and the crowds disappear from around you. You are in complete calmness. The hot springs were cool. I have never been to a hot springs before. THe first pool ...

For my vounteer project I work with children age 0-3 who live in very poor conditions. My organisation is called orbas de espritu santo. ...and either the parents both have to work or they simply give a **** about their children. To actually go to work I have to take a the bus from Heredia to San Jose and than a bus from San Jose Centre to Barrio Christi Reye which is a not very good part in town. Costa Rica has about 4 Million Inhabitants - I am ...

... loud and a guy had his blood all over me and the opposite window. Our driver broke both his legs and the local police had to cut him out of our vehicle. Another woman broke her collar bone and three others sustained serious physical injuries. Somehow I managed to get away with just a few scratches so I was able to help a guy out of the car and move him to safety. It took a gd few hours to get x-rayed and I was ...

... much 100%, I've interacted with locals much less, the volunteer work was less rewarding, there's been no sign of political protest, it's generally felt much more rural and much more tourist oriented, it's been much more about nature than man-made. I can't say I have a preference for one over the other, liking (and disliking) different things in each. I wonder how Chile will be? For me, towards the end of Mexico and the start of Costa Rica I felt at my lowest so far ...

Finally we are off to the country side! Our first adventure was finding the correct bus to our destination! We arrived at the bus terminal and there was a bit of confusion about which bus to take! There were many lined up and not the best of signage for indication! After speaking to the locals and figuring out which one heads out to La Fortuna, we could finally realx a bit and wait for our departure! We endured the 4hr bus ...