Hotel Castanuelas Puntarenas

Today the students and I traveled to Crocodile Tour to witness insanity. Literally, this guy (look at video/photos) got out of the boat to fed crocodiles. It was pretty spectacular to witness. I ate lunch with Kristi, Melissa, and Mindy and we had the most amazing freshly squeezed passion fruit juice. Ok, so the crocodiles were not the most exciting thing in the world to me, I was more looking forward to the next day at Tortuga Island!...

O my goodness, I felt like I ...

June 28

I woke around 8 by one of the workers to remind me that I wanted to attend church with a friend of the families. So I woke up and got dressed. Everyone had something nice to say about what I was wearing which was very flattering and put a smile on my face because i felt like a sweaty mess. i cant stop sweating. haha, that is the reason why i walk around in a swimsuit top and skirt 24/7 because it extremly hot here. I ate the same breakfast as the day ...

... called Agua Vista, for those not up on their Spanish, it means "Water View" and that's exactly what we have. This...is our view: In addition to a view of the water we have howler monkeys, white-throated Capuchin monkeys, and lots of different birds. The casita, is very nice with WiFi, a full kitchen, bathroom with shower, our own deck and "plunge pool". The plunge pool is very ...

... ikke var en strand/bølger for nybegyndere. Så vi brugte resten af dagen på at tage sol og slappe af. Vi var dog lidt utilfredse da vi havde betalt mange penge for surf lektionen så instruktørerne lovede os at vi kunne få lektionen i Tamarindo i stedet på et andet tidspunkt :) Om aftenen hyggede vi med pizza, og de andre gik ud for at lede efter en bar.. Jeg gik tidligt i seng, var helt udmattet efter min kamp med bølgerne ;) og alt den sol vi havde fået. - Folk p ...

... but still keeping the pinnacle in sight as with this much current being swept away from the group and navigable landmarks is a reality - that's why your equipment is fitted with a GPS signaling and tracking unit as well - just in case! After a few minutes I thought I heard a sort of clicking noise and then there they were - 3 dolphins headed towards us. These curious and graceful creatures with their seemingly smiley faces must have spent 3 or 4 minutes with us zapping ...

... to (no quetzal sitings) but the trip was still very enjoyable. My last stop in Costa Rica was the Caribbean town of Puerto Viejo. There were lots of nice, fairly secluded beaches where I further perfected my tan and read lots of books. To avoid being totally lazy I rented a bike a for a few days and road into the nearby town of Manzanilo, it was about 1.5 hours away, and it felt good to be doing something active again. I ...

... of course). The first feeling is total free fall/panic until the rope kicks in and then you are swinging out over the rainforest and it´s awesome! We would have done it again if we could have. After the canopy we got back to town and on the way saw a two-toed sloth (nocturnal in this region) hanging out (sleeping, actually) in a tree in someone´s front yard. We told the rest of passengers in the minivan we were in that there was a sloth and they shouted out ...

... other side of the peninsula, Malpais. So bright an early on Monday I got ready to take the ferry over. Then came a knock on my door, "We've been robbed!" You can guess my reaction.? I went down to Jewel's apt. to find everything had been ransacked and her TV was gone. So I quickly left the house to go tell her, she was in Malpais. I got to the sleepy town and checked my e-mail. Apparently the girls had left Malpais and went like 6km. away to stay in another ...

... around and pull himself into the next platform. I decided that I'd rather crash into a tree than be stuck dangling above the trees. So I crashed a couple of times (its not really crashing because they have an emergency brake at the end to slow you down) and then I figured it out. The guides called Claire and I 'professionale'! By the end of the last cable (#12), I wanted to do more. I didn't want to leave! I was so scared at first but all of that ...

... until the afternoon, so I was on board ship in the morning, clearing down the camera's memory, loading new batteries etc. Which was handy as I was in a good spot to watch the crew lifeboat drill... It was reassuring to see that these guys know exactly what they're doing. So, to the skywalk. Where to start...? The group I went with was, unfortunately, somewhat less than ideal. To say that I was the youngest ...