Hotel La Cascada Montezuma

... the bottom, to sea level, you have 2 main streets that intersect aka "downtown" or the "Center". There are a handful of souvenir shops, restaurants and tour agencies lining the streets which have beaches on either side. Our hostel was in the jungle on the hill on the way into town. So although it was a little bit of hike to get back from town (and then up the 5467 stairs to our room) it was worth it. We had our own private cabina complete with ...

... the Moutain of Death.

The Moutain of Death is a mountain range on the InterAmerican Highway that got that name long before cars were around when people used to cross this moutain range by foot, horse, or donkey. Many people died back then and this moutain was almost the dealth of poor Wesley as well! We barely made it over the pass as Wesley was sputtering, blowing smoke, and wouldn´t go over 40 kms. We even pulled over and Devin replaced the fuel filter as ...

... to get through on a stinky sweatbox of a bus. Geez there were some disgusting smells as a result, myself included.
Finally I arrived in Quepos about 7km from Manuel Antonio, ate some lunch and got the local bus down to the beach, found a hostel quickly and went for a swim.
I must admit this was one part of the trip I had been looking forward to. All the photos of this national park and beach I had seen were stunning. So I spent the rest of the day ...

... over zijn.
De volgende ochtend, zondagmorgen, was de zwelling inderdaad wat minder geworden...maar er waren wel een aantal plekken bijgekomen vannacht....vreemd, slaped onder een klamboe.
Na het uitgebreide ontbijt gaan we toch maar even naar de clinica in het naastgelegen dorpje...we moeten toch geld pinnen. Toen Jan en Margreet na heel lang wachten uiteindelijk uit de behandelkamer kwamen waren de gezichten ernstig. Er moet op korte ...

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

... it feel like a mini Byron Bay. Although none of the beaches will ever really compare to Australia’s, the beaches here were none the less quite good quality. Reminding me of Western Australia, the beaches slope at intense angles down to the ever crashing surf. Eager for a surf on the Pacific, we wandered toward the famous Malpais Beach, but soon became tiresome and settled for watching a few local rip up an amazing point break. It would have been nice to hit the surf ...

... good They have no guest staying here currently so they have all been taking a break from doing as much yoga and mediation which is alight but kinda **** because I was hoping for a straight week of chris time yoga and meditation but its pretty fun either way. All but one person is great. One guys is just a bit strange and quiet. The actuall physical place and teh structure is just so freakin awesome. I have new design ideas for this ...

... while tonight...it is such a familiar sound because of Big Lake and all the guys that like to play in the group. There is also a little boy here...5 years old...looks a little like Aksel...so, again, with the little boy energy that the universe is sending me to help me deal with NOT being around my nephews. It is such a gift. Everything about this trip is a gift. It is a amazing that once you are ready to receive gifts, they come in abundance.

... she was so fun! There was a good mix of local people and tourists. One of the nights when Chico's was empty I went with Stephen and Terese to a beach party, and we danced on the beach!

Twice I went up to the waterfalls. Once by myself and once with the all the girls (Terese, Kaitlyn, and Larson). There are three sets. You can jump them all, which of course crazy me I did. There was also a really fun swing, I am so tall though ...

I met up with Craig, a WorldTeach guy from Marbella in the Musoc bus station in San Jose. He had invited me a week earlier to climb Chirripó with him and several other WorldTeach volunteers. I didn't really have too much of an agenda, so it seemed as good an idea as any. Nelle and Seth seem really nice; also with us is Seth's friend from home, Mike, and Craig's little (Tico) brother, Kenneth. We took two buses to arrive in San gerardo de Rivas at an ...