Hotel Brilla Sol Alajuela

... and it started the famous winding road that leads to antigua. It is really scary scpecially at the speed the driver was going. As our driver was driving down this road, he told us about how dangerous it is, that many people actually lose the breaks (not very helpful) but somehow we trusted his driving skills...we didn't have a choice... Actually the goverment made exists through the mountain, in case a car losses its brakes, it can go to the exit and not off ...

... the group, only to find out later that the group was going their own way. Noel wanted a day to himself so was riding to San Jose. Jene and I had a nice breakfast, loaded the bikes and headed for San Jose, thinking we could stop one night in between if we found a nice place. After gassing for the day, I ended up leading out. The morning was perfect and the scenery on the two land road just gorgeous. Out in the countryside I started up a hill and noticed ...

... by staring you in the eyes as suspicsiously as possible. Step 8: Walk to Costa Rica where you are confronted by more random queueing. Step 9: Surprisingly easy, pick the entrance that says "entrada", listen to some Americans complaining about discriminatory entry taxes and get you passport stamped for free. Step 10: Does not seem to exist anymore or maybe just on that particular day. An hour later I´m in ...

Set off at 5.45am, so we could catch the 7am ferry back to the mainland. It didn't take us long to reach the border, we got into Costa Rica about 9.30am. On the way to Monteverde there was a big thunderstorm and a few cars in front a tree fell in the road. One of the lorry drivers luckily had a chain saw and managed ...

... the lake. Our hostel is great, the owner David is really helpful and we finally got a private room with en suite for $24, so it was quite reasonable and that includes a great breakfast, free Internet (which is impossible to get on!) and free tea and coffee all day. We decided what activities we wanted to do, which was difficult as there is so much to do here, but everything costs a bomb. We finally agreed ...

... swing where you jumped off a very high platform and free fell until your rope had run out of slack and you were thrown out into the jungle, very high up. This was a crazy experience and alot of people come here to do this because it is the best zip lining in the world. We bought a disk of our photos and i will upload some photos when i stop long enough in an internet room. On our tour was Contessa, our new dorm mate at the hostel. This ...

... vines are strong enough to swing on. The only animals we did see were spider monkeys about 40 metres above us in the forest canopy - more dark little shapes and rustling than anything resembling a monkey from our vantage point. However our guide had told us about a time he got lost in the forest and heard a jaguar calling or 'coughing' not far off - he said the jaguar saved his life, as he fled in the opposite direction to the way he was walking and eventually came out ...

... at Vida Tropical but I never got a response from Norman and when checking my email that morning I saw one from Norman saying that he missed us\. Obviously, his confirmation email got lost and I wanted to meet him and apologize and explain that I never got his email. The Moon guide said it was east of the Central Park so we looked all over but couldn't find it. We then ...

Hi everyone! We made it without any problems. Customs was nothing -- I´ve had a harder time getting into Wisconsin! Aim and I checked into the hotel, went and grabbed some local food -- 4 beers and 2 entrees for $15! We´re pretty tired, so we´re going to bed -- just wanted you to know we made it okay. Patti ...