Apartotel Flamboyant Jaco

... They were on to Panama and then they were heading home.  We shared a bunch of laughs regarding the ups and downs of this mode of transport, mostly about the cops, signs and boarder crossings!

After another rough night of sleep, we woke and quickly had our coffee.  Devin headed to work while Bev and I had a lazy morning of reading.  At noon Devin and I had our first surfing lesson at Walters Surf Shop and it was a great success.  We both got up almost ...

... or tassles or threads.  But this place had a happy vibe, hippie types mixing with surfers mixing with travellers, it's a safe place and I certainly wouldn't feel uncomfortable walking anywhere on my own.  Marion and I spent the first evening sat on a set of steps in the village watching the few people go by.  Imperial, the local beer of Costa Rica has pretty much been on our agenda since the moment we left the camp, even starting at 9.30 in the morning on one occasion!  So ...

... og efter en overnatning i puente arenas, er vi nu i montezuma. her nyder vi den afslappende atmosfaerre med store strande og laekkert vejr. i dag har vi nydt et vandfald, hvor vi laa og plaskede rundt i 2 timers tid, og ellers koert rundt med vores canadiske venner, hvor den ene har lejet en bil. i morgen forlader vi stillehavskysten, forhaabentlig i bil med canadierne og koerer mod en national park, som ligger ud mod caribien. god paaske her fra. nicos y marcos.

... some beers with my New friends and then we all went out to a couple different clubs was a pretty good time for a Thursday apparently there's a surfing competition in town tomorrow and Sunday so its supposed to get really busy, I'm thinking of moving on on Sunday to a town called quepos a few days there then another town i forget the name of and then on to panama! Well thats all for now Cheers

We stayed two nights in Montezuma but unfortunately it was raining all the time and quite heavily. We went for a walk the morning we were there, towards the national park, without ever entering it because it cost 10bucks to get in and the road there is nice enough. The village is really cute but way too expensive. It is the most touristy region of Costa Rica apparently. The road to get there is very very bumpy, so bad that the buses will stop running as ...

... and then take that in. All was going well for about half an hour.. the acts were ok, even though i couldn't really understand what they were saying and ended up just cheering with the crowd. It was pretty busy around there so i had my bag swung around so the zip was on the front but as a few people are pushing past, with their arms all over the place trying to squeeze through, i look down and see my zip open and some cheeky little **** has got his ...

... may well be to travel 100 miles up the coast tomorrow but you're just going to have to wait because all the taxis are being fixed... It's an unbelievably laid back place. From the airport I went to Jaco ("Haco") which is lovely but unfortunately seems to be going down the same road as Phuket, Thailand. Cheap, idyllic place with relaxed drugs and prostitution laws attracts large numbers of fat middle-aged white guys ...

We take a 4 hour bus journey through the cloud forests, breathtaking views, clouds dropping in front of us, The roads are crazy here, trucks speed past at unbelievable pace shaving the sides of the bus. Arrive late, we get more hassle, with locals trying to rob us, its a royal pain in the ass having to put up with this ****. Some kind lady picks us up and drops us to our hotel. We are staying in a pretty cabana overlooking the ocean, a hammock on the porch, and the garden is ...

... So, a good experience, but not my favorite. Then, Friday night I attended an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design. I was really excited because the art project my class helped on was on display. It was a really cool opening. Lucia's project was amazing - it was huge and so intricate. I was really proud to have helped with it. It was outdoors because of its size. Inside, I saw tons of amazing things. I think my favorite was a piece that had slivers of ...

... love to return in the dry season; Feb-May. They get only 4 months of dry weather here on the Atlantic Zone. As noon approaches, it is really getting hot. We decide to go for a swim in the river. They tell me to be careful, it is rocky and slippery (liso). Knowing my propensity for broking bones in the outback, I decide to sit this one out. I cool off from the 5 gal bucket & pan when we return. Afterwards, lunch is served. Squash soup with tortillas. It ...