Albergue Alma de Hatillo
Travel Blogs from Quepos
Manuel Antonio & laundry day
We hebben de nacht overleefd en werden beloond met een heerlijk ontbijt van scrambled eggs, stokbrood, verse bananen en een lekker kopje koffie. Na het ontbijt nog even een costa ricaans wasmachientje laten draaien (je vult het via de tuinslang met koud water, kapt je waspoeder erbij, laat het max 15 min draaien en tenslotte centrifugeer je de was 5min in een aparte trommel). Vervolgens de bergschoenen aangetrokken, ...
Becoming Beach Bums!
... They were thrilling to watch, and after trotting down the beach a bit they turned and thundered back the way they came. Walking home from horse shoes we saw them casually strolling through town!
Ike and his buddy Alexis went fishing again yesterday, but this time they got skunked. Their guide Ceasar felt really bad, but that's just the ...
Advanced Open Water
... attention to things like the direction you head out, depth when you first descend, and natural navigation along with compass use are all key to executing a dive plan. Adding/subtracting 180 degrees from your compass heading to turn around seems simple enough, but until this becomes second nature it is at the bottom of a long list of things you need to be aware of while diving.
Seach and recovery was also really cool and I would not ...
Earthquakes, Waterfalls & Horseback Riding
... them in place so the others could pass. Well sure enough, my horse did not want to listen to me, and the next thing I know, I’m in a herd of horses. I had flashbacks to when I was about 7-years-old in Denver, and I was THROWN off a horse. “Great, what did I sign myself up for,” kept running through my head. Peter was just laughing at me as all the horses were running around me and my horse. Luckily, they passed, and I was able to get my horse to take directions. ...
Santa Elena- Carara- Quepos
... pero bueno, a lo largo del viaje vimos cocodrilos salvajes en varias ocasiones (aunque seguro que no tan grandes como prometían estos). Dejamos las mochilas en la oficina del parque, aunque no estaba permitido. Pero el chico que nos atendió debió apiadarse de nosotros con las pintas que llevábamos y lo acalorados que estábamos.
En la explanada que hay a la entrada del parque, junto a la carretera, había un ...