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... bags, grabbed Josh and 3 bags of groceries that we didn´t finish in our 24 stop in Lafortuna and hit the road precicely 4 times on 4 separate buses. We fended off all kinds of peddlers and ripoff taxi guys. Jaime and I have become pros at spotting liars and telling these a-holes NO, Go Away! The ride was a hot sweaty, rainy, bumpy mess. It look us like 6 hours. I specifically asked not to be put in charge of the eggs since, after spilling a box ...

... The town planners,if there are any ,do need to get their act together. Small local cafes and shops find themselves next to high rise Subway and Pizza Hut joints.We have eaten and shopped in the local spots where the service and food has been excellent. <br>Tuesday , July 28th : Today is Conor's birthday and after some lego construction time this morning we boarded the Blue Dolphin Catamaran along with 20 others to sail out around the bay ...

... a surfboard<br>Template <br>Outline or overall shape of a surfboard and/or which style of blank was used to shape it. Synonym: Outline, Plan Shape<br>Width <br>The dimension from rail to rail, measured at several key points by the shaper/manufacturer. Like the rocker, it's usually measured 12" from nose and tail along the stringer.<br>Rocker <br>The curvature along the surfboard from nose to tail. The degree the nose and tail bend up is critical to board performance ...

... San Jose pretty quick, there's not much to see there so I headed up to my first stop, La Fortuna - a small town with a large very active volcano at the end of the main street (check out the photo). The Volcano, Arenal, is one of the 10 most active volcanos in the world, it produces so much lava it grows by 4 meters a year and in 1968 the volcano didn't exist, the ground was flat.<br><br>On the bus from San Jose to La Fortuna I met a few Canadian girls and we ...

... on the board as I waited for waves. Which usually went well for 30 seconds or so and then I would tip right in. hehee. I have not observed this as a normal occurrence for experienced boarders. :) I looked like a complete baffoon on my first attempts at timing the waves and standing up. One that I thought for sure was going to be good resulted in me getting whacked on the side of my head by the wave....that really should not ...

... and we even saw an overturn semi. After about a 2.5 hour ride we got to our hostel Arenal Backpackers. The hostel is actually really nice especially in comparision to others. It has a pool, which is unusal, and a resturant, and even a chocolate lab named Cocolate. After getting situated we decided to explore the town of La Fortuna. We walked from our hostel in search of a market where we could buy a few things. The city itself is very pretty ...

... and various rocks tumble down the Mountain, which was spectacular, grounds were well kept and there were very neat gardens. We strolled around and went to the hot springs called Baldi. $80 for the 4 of us to get in, i had visions of natural springs and pools welling up from the ground. The reality was somewhat different, man made pools with bars and sun loungers. Nevertheless it was pleasant enough relaxing in ...

... think that they manage this trick by thrashing their tails so that they are swimming with their tail while running with their feet It is a very funny sight though. The lizards are bright green, and the males have a crest running the whole way down their backs, so they show up beautifully against the brown waters of the Rio Frio. We saw quite a few of these lizards sitting on branches or clinging to low hanging twigs while still mostly submerged. The birds put in a ...

... that because he is standing right here. He´s hungry, and so am I as I have really only eaten ritz and peanut butter so far. The plan is to go to Tamarindo/tamagringo tomorrow and meet up with Maia again, but if it´s chill here (despite the fact that there is no beach) then I just may stay for a few days. We´ll see... I am beyond excited to be here and can´t wait for the many adventures to come!! Hasta luego!!! Love Kirsten

... inland and hit La Fortuna (to see yet another Volcano, I'm so excited) and possibly Monteverde. These are both places that tourists always come to in Costa Rica, so we feel obligated to go.. even though John keeps asking what is actually there... I never quite have an answer though other than "everybody goes there". So once we pick up our outdated guidebook once again, we may change our minds. Other than that, the last ...