Hotel Amor de Mar
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The Beach
We booked a shuttle through the Montezuma Info office at the top of the hill for $45 each which included a van to the ferry, transferred on the ferry and then another shuttle on the other side to Montezuma. The ride was about an hour longer than normal because the more direct ferry was broken. We took advantage of the sun, lathered up and baked on …
Boulder...but South
Realizing that we have WAY TOO MUCH S*%T for the public bus system of Costa Rica we decided to jump on board the “gringo bus.” (I know, what a hypocrite!) The nice thing about the gringo-bus is that it is a door-to-door service, making life easier on all of us gringos who overpack for vacation. We left from our hotel and headed into La …
MonteZOOma
... Pacific and down through the lush trees to our little blue and white cabin with outdoor banos. The hostel felt as though you were situated in an open-air living room where a continuous mellow party of animals and travelers intermixed.
Our first encounter was with the capuchin monkeys at happy hour. Right on five, they knew when to party and when there would be people and food. This caused a chaotic scene of screeching and jumping from one tree to the next until ...
Breakfast with the wildlife
... on the Nicoya Peninsula. It was a pleasant 70 minute voyage. We soaked up the sun and admired the view of the mountains behind, the forested hills ahead and several small islands. It was mercifully calm.
At the jetty at Paquera another old banger of a bus was waiting. Our bags were stacked at the back and we were off to the seaside town of Montezuma. This bus was marginally more comfortable but hot and overcrowded. We were now back in ...
Ants, vinegar and an Earthquake
... to eat they will quickly retreat into the jungle. Christos then whips out his secret weapon: a spray bottle filled with vinegar. Apparently the acidity of the vinegar sends a strong message that the place is not ant-friendly. He strategically sprays the bedroom area where the insects found a way in, as well as a few other areas by the doors and windows. Now we just wait and watch… and in the space of less than 15 minutes the gazillion ants are gone, save ...
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