Delfin Beach Front Resort Parrita

... and help to keep you from twisting around. There were about 8 different lines and I have to say that the last two were my favorites they were fast and then a really really long one. It has to be one of the funniest things I have ever done. We finished up with some local lunch that was simple but so tasty!

The funny or dare I say scary thing was we were talking to people later ...

... but this nice man in a somewhat official uniform offered us a ride for 120. We jumped on it and soon pulling up was a late 80s Nissan sentra..... Yes I am sure the lonely planet would not advise this but off we went! In just 3 short hours we were rolling up to flora de blancas our home for the next few days. Let me tell you denise did it again she has a knack for picking ****** places. The room was musty and had a cobweb of hair on the ceilling and gum ...

... then watch Quantum of Solace. The landing was a bit rough but we finally landed in San Jose. Customs was amazingly quick and my customs guy decided to test my Spanish (I think I passed!). We then got in our van to head to our amazingly beautiful hostel. All the girls are sharing a dorm room. I sleep in the creepy closet but get my own space. We were all starving so we decided to head downtown to get food and explore. We ...

Aug 16-18 The first day in Costa Rica was spent doing a small amount of clothes shopping (as I had no clothes other than those on my back) for some shorts, sandals and t-shirts before heading off to Punta Leona with Sonya ) Paediatric Surgeon that works with Naomi) and her daughter for the weekend. Punta Leona is a beach resort that welcomes Costa Ricans and tourists alike. Like most resorts it had all of the usual facilities, tennis ...

The flight was very uneventful as most long haul flights tend to be, but American Airlines obviously felt that it needed livening up by managing to lose my luggage on arrival at Costa Rica airport.After filling in various forms and dealing with the required protocol I finally headed through customs and immigration where Naomi was waiting to meet me ...

... of green moray eels. I counted 12 in an area no bigger than 10 m sq. We made the first dive and completed our bottom time. Once back on board we started our 2 hour wait before repeating the smae profile. It was truly amazing pacific diving. On the surface whilst waiting we had a big school of dolphins hanging around which was cool. The only thing that would have made the day more perfect would have been a bit more sun! But hey... cant have everything

... there is also a very lil one in the window. The lil ones are fun to watch and i am less fearful. We watched a lil one in the window last night play with a moth that was 10 x's its size. I think he was hungry and tried for a taste but the moth wasn't having any of it. Danielle reminds me to be grateful because they eat the bugs. But the ones on the roof that i can't actually see ...

... Dave had River Shrimp which are huge and taste a bit like lobster and I had a mixed plate of wonderful seafood. We found the restaurant quite by accident when the taxi driver dropped us where he thought we ought to go rather than where we had asked. Spookily, the following evening, we tried to return to the same area but ended up, this time on foot, in quite a different one where our original choice of restaurant suddenly loomed in front of us. Juicy steaks this ...

... shown us that they are, having had a whale of a time, and having taken most of what they've seen in their stride. Clearly they've seen a lot of amazing sights - erupting volcanoes, turtles laying eggs, monkeys swinging through the trees... Out of everything only the market in Masaya was too much for them; with hindsight, no surprises there. There have been the usual moody moments and sibling spats, but nothing that wouldn't have occurred at home. Their ...

We left for our Costa Rica trip at 2 a.m. in the morning to catch a 5 a.m. flight to Houston and from there to San Jose, CR. We arrived around 2 p.m. MDT and were met by Randall - Lynch Travel's driver of the private shuttle we had booked to get to Manuel Antonio. After a 3 h drive over some very narrow, semi-paved roads - dodging crazy people sitting on the sides of the street and other crazy drivers are passing us in curves. Finally we arrived at the "Discovery House ...