Hotel Park (Caribe) Puerto Limon

... about and spotting animals. The place is incredible. We saw a lizard run across the water in front of us, we saw 3 different types of monkeys, 3 otters, toucans, iguanas, boat billed herons and birds I don´t know the names of. But after 4 hours of paddling we had to stop.

We popped into the ranger station to pay our dues and were met with a very frosty reponse. The ticket man was not a happy bunny and he argued with me for a good few ...

... of humor that I didn't really get, but I quickly got that it wasn´t a joke when he stepped out of the boat and the water was only at the hight of his calfs. He needed help so enlisted the only other guy on our boat whose response in a little tiny voice was "why me?". With the 2 of them pushing we weren´t making much progress what so ever so he asked for some ...

... r det var muligt for en bus at passere, så vi fik fat i vores bagage og gik hen til den første flod der spærrede vejen. Her kom vi op på ladet af en bil, hvor chaufføren godt mente han kunne passere, og det gik heldigvis også. Han ville så have 5 dollars fra hver af os for at køre de 30 meter, men på det tidspunkt gad vi ikke diskutere mere, så han fik lige en ekstra ugeløn fra os :) Efter 20 meter var der endnu en flod. Mari mente godt hun kunne gå gennem den, med ...

... tour of the rainforest. It was fun, but I spent most of the time paying attention to the horse as opposed to enjoying the scenery because it was a bumpy ride. -We were at a dairy farm and some of us made cheese :) -Then we went to another farm where they showed us sugar canes and coffee plants, explaining how sugar and coffee were made. Left aligned photo tag: **Pictures will be added soon*

... the mattress supports underneath. The rooms have tvs, though (reception is *much* better on the ground floor than on the upper floor, btw) and fans... and air conditioning if you want to pay an extra $5US for them to turn it on (GAP only books us the economy rooms, so this isn´t included). We braved it for the first night, but the second night I broke down and paid the extra... it made all the difference in the world. The rooms also have ...

... ticket back and the bus station. I was apprehensive but I just started following him, making sure we didn't go in any areas that weren't public with lots of people around because I didn't want to put myself in a bad situation. I was following him and we were getting close to the bus station when a taxi started driving slow next to us. A women in the back said to me, "Hey, do you need a lift?" I told her I was fine but she said it again in ...

We started out with fresh Mangos, Passion fruit and Star fruit and of course the CR coffee. Then we went to Quepos for breakfast at Café Milagro (left) - a very charming little place with great food. We took a stroll down the beach in the afternoon to do some souvenir shopping and bought a few towels and coconut purses. On our way back it started to rain and we were excited because this is the green season and it ...

... up the bottom of my left foot! The dogs I find out later, were just playing with me! They ran back over 2 miles with me! I'm a tough boy!! Ouchhhhhhh!!! all the way back!! I really enjoyed my time relaxing and soaking up the vitamin D!!My book made it to the beach afew times and I read it all the way back to San Jose too!! 100 or so pages left and I don't want it to end!! I'll save it for another day!! Relaxed and ready for another adventure...

... Central America to work in the banana fincas. Naturally with this influx of people looking for work other problems follow. There is a long shady road that leads away from Carmen #1 and heads towards the residential areas. Weekly hold-ups and armed robberies on this picturesque road are all too commonplace. Ricardo is a security guard at one of the banana plantations and has seen more than his fare share of monkey business.

... yallow iguana with spikes standing straight up on his back. Also a lime green Jesus lizard, so named for his ability to walk on water. And several blue morphos butterflies. The jacarana bird has a bright rust body with an orange beak and creamy yellow under the wings. Due to his long toes he too can walk on grass or ...