Hotel Las Brisas Puntarenas

... 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.

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!

... get out. Then we spent the rest of the day at the island, roaming around, swimming in the ocean, and lying out. It was too hot to just lie out like an egg cooking in a sauté pan so for almost 6 hours we had to figure out things to do. We played in the ocean for a long while, we ate, we hiked around, we spent a good amount of time in the souvenir shop which had sand floors! Then, the other Katie came up with this idea that we’d swim to this other beach which was right ...

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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

... Despues de inglesis (church) I changed and went to the beach (la playa) to study Spanish note cards and to lay out a bit. I then came back and ate lunch (almuerzo) and put on my suit to go to Patricks house that is located right beside USAC office to use his internet to chat with Maryashley and her father for 30 min. that night the rain storm was so bad. There was a ton of lightening and and heavy heavy rain that it was hard to sleep because it was so loud.

... 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 ...

... perfect. Everyone that works here feels the owner should sell it cause he is the only constant that is not positive and light. This, is why I wouldn't want to work and live here. For the other things....I am happy to be here. The owner is German (there are a lot of Germans in CR) and the guests and volunteers are American, Canadian, Polish, Japanese, British, Turkish, Italians and of course, locals. I love being around so many different ...

... var ikke særlig godt, det var overskyet men stadig meget varmt. Det blæste rigtig meget, så der var flere der blev en smule svimmel, og den fri bar gjorde det nok kun værre ;) Man skulle måske tro at det var "os unge" der ville benytte os mest af den fri bar, men det var det bestemt ikke! Der var 8 amerikanske kvinder ombord som var i Costa Rica for at fejre den enes 50 års fødselsdag, og de slog sig løs!! De dansede oppe på dækket, drak drinks.. og lidt flere ...

... and out of our group making for some great film footage and photos - there's nothing like diving with dolphins to put a grin on your face! Could this dive get any better I asked myself? Next dive was to 'Manuelita' on the outside edge. This was not the planned site but after 15 minutes of being battered in the skiff by the large swells Eduardo decided to abort and about turn to a safer option and more sensible option considering the conditions. Let me just say that the ...

... through at the time and the strong winds had the rain and the trees blowing parallel to the ground. Quite a site to see, but I was alone other than our bus driver and guide as the others slept. At one point the top of a tree had broken off and was in the road and our very apt driver used his 20 years of experience to keep us all safe. Lightning flashed vividly and mind blowing thunder clapped in the jagged, tree covered landscape. It was just surreal ...

... Buddy and Marge had booked). Still, plants and insects don't mind the babble, and there was lots of the former and some excellent examples of the latter. Here's a view of what we're about to wander through: You can't tell it from the picture, but It Ain't Half Hot, Mum. Not to mention humid. Honestly, getting off an air conditioned coach into the rain forest was literally like walking into a sauna. One of the ...