Gran Hotel Chorotega Puntarenas

We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is ...

... where<br>Kris and Nancy finally showed up! We were all jumping up and down and<br>hugging and saying things, "Like OH MY GOD! I'm so happy to see you!!"<br>The funny business immediately began with all the silliness that is so<br>classic for me and the girls! We had dinner at the resort that night<br>and caught up with each other.<br><br><br><br>The next day, I took them on a little adventure so that they could get<br>a little look at what my life is like out here. I took them ...

... figured it was a fuel issue. Now, a few days later, we relize the problem was not Wesley but bad fuel. White smoke, which we were blowing, is a sign of too much water in the fuel. Of course we had to get the bad Diesel right before going over the Moutain of Death! Luckily Wesley is running fine now.<br><br>That night we parked in the middle of a pineapple field own buy yours truly, Del Monte. I never thought we would be enjoying Del Monte for it's beautiful sunset's!

Just a quick blog to keep you up to date<br>Had to change plans as there was no space at Sirena Ranger Station. Margarita was able to organise alternative route into Corcovado<br>Got Marvi bus to Sierpe. Stayed in good cabinas and had excellent meal in their restaurant<br>

... 30 streets long. Its tiny. There are plenty of other places to visit and I am def going to this surf town where thousands of surfers go all throughout the year&#8230;ill keep ya posted on that!! J<br><br>Christ NEVER seizes to amaze me in ways like mothering, Costa Rican women around me, kind people I sit and eat breakfast/lunch/and dinner with. And at the moment, a huge miracle of me catching onto Spanish so well with ...

... i will build for my self someday. I've been here 4 days and I've gone to the beach twice and this awesome waterfall on the property. Hense the name Cascada Verde (green waterfall) There are tons of grandens all around this palce with tons of wacky stuff growing. Theres a pond with frogs and ive been helping to build this heart shapped inground pool. Walking around it was so cool to see this pineapple plant growing. I just thought it was ...

... and has a good golden bronze color to her regardless of not feeling 100%. Things I have learned about Costa Rica: They depend on exports of: Banana, Pineapple, and micro chips are their main resources. Bananas take about 10 months to grow. Pineapples about the same. This is only with the aid of agricultural assistance. Bananas are wrapped in blue plastic, while pineapples are covered in black plastic to trap the etholine gases ...

... Sauna In The World. On the way back we made a couple of stops. The first was to see a roost for the local population of Egrets (I can hear Frank Sinatra singing it now: "Egrets, I've had a few..."). Noisy buggers, they are. Next up, something far quieter but a tad more dangerous. Crocs. In the wild. And thankfully a good 30' below us. These beauties were conveniently dozing under a bridge. Finally ...

... other thing we realized this week is we have way to much stuff and we thought we were as streamlined as we could be when we left. Well clearly not streamlined enough. We spent one day this past week re-thinking our packs and re-packing with an eye for practicality and an eye for things that could be shipped home. As it stands right now, both of the kid's backpacks (carry on) are going home. In there place the kids will have our small day packs. We have also pretty much filled ...