Albergue Alma de Hatillo Quepos

Ja ja, jetzt ist auch uns klar, warum der Manuel Antonio der bekannteste Nationalpark Costa Rica's ist...hier leben so viele Tiere, dass man auch mit geschlossenen Augen welche sieht :-) Uns sind ohne Guide ueber 30 Kapuzineraffen, 2 Tukane, ca. 20 meterlange Leguane, unzaehlige Eidechsen, ein Faultier, 2 Waschbaeren, weiss-nasen Affen, Krebse, Pelikane ...

... sand beach with clear blue sea and a lot of iguanas checking you out. Couldn´t get a more perfect day. <br><br>On the way back we stopped in a bar that was created out of a shot down US plane from the Contra war. Incredible that they even got it there. The owners bought it for $3000 about 10 years ago I think, they didn´t say how...where does a person pick these things up ...

... e!). So we took it easy that day, relaxing lat** on at the pool with a cold Imp**ial (costaricans be**, v**y delicious*g*), watching a movie and meeting people from all ov**. The next morning we headed towards the Manuel Antonio National Park, that is only a 20 minutes busride away from Quepos and th**e we finally found PARADISE :) Paradise only costs 10 Dollar to get in th**e and then we took off for ourselves, exploring the dschungle ...

... Woody the woodpecker, Bambi was standing next to me, and Curious George was "barking" at me, asking for a handout. I felt like I was in a Disney movie. I have met so many nice people at the hostel, at the bus station, and at the beach.What is there not to like? The only problem I had was when this young woman from Argentina kept standing in front of my camera when I was taking pictures of the monkey (with a baby), on the beach.

... should report to the gate to transfer into the exit row. Not only did I get there first, I somehow got an aisle seat with an empty seat next to me. That was for the first leg, from Boston to Miami; from Miami to San Jose, I didn't have an exit row but I did have the row all to myself. There was one screaming baby a few rows back, but he miraculously fell asleep as soon as we took off, and stayed asleep until we landed. They didn't lose my luggage and in fact my ...

I've been in Costa Rica for what will be 2 weeks tomorrow. I haven't done much aside from go to the beach, drink beer, swim in the pool, drink vodka, walk/glide in the jungle, drink tequila. I've been at casa de Jill through the stays of Linda and Kirby, John and Lizzie, Peachs and Jim. Staying here has been more comfortable than I could have imagined, and, as I know I've stated many times, I'm a bit worried that the rest of this journey ...

... great view and super food. Catalina told them it was birthday so I was treated to their special cheesecake dessert with 'happy birthday' in Spanish written around it in strawberry sauce. Other places we've eaten are Ronnie's Place and Barba Roja, both of which are on the Manuel Antonio road, have great views but mediocre food. Suggest going for sangria and the view, skip the food. In Quepos, we had good pizza and ice cream at the Escalafio. Ted was happy to finally get ...

... an hour or two you have clean clothes! Bathroom etiquette You don't flush your toilet paper. You throw it in the waste basket next to the toilet. Garbage Not every home has a pickup. You carry your garbage to the nearest crate. Ours is about 5 minutes from the house. Bugs Some we call no seem ems; you'll have a bite but never see it happen. Sometimes there are spiders the size ...

... last in our Nicaraguan cities´tour and it was from here that Louise was to start her journey back to London. Funny peculiar place Managua with no real "centre" just a series of neighbourhoods. Addresses don't really exist but you can find somewhere by describing where it is in relation to well known landmarks. Unfortunately for non-locals some of these landmarks no longer exist. We did however have one of our best meals out the night before Louise flew home. She ...

... a wide variety of lizards that Mike repeatedly tried to catch, we saw birds, monkeys, raccoons, and crocodiles. We hiked all three trails, then went out to the ocean to jump around and rinse off. Mike preferred to stay dry, so he watched our stuff while another extremely large lizard happened to come and sit near him. In Costa Rica the days usually are half sunny then half rainy, so we got back to our dungeon, packed up, then relocated to ...