Hotel Villa Florencia Turrialba

... HUGE, ENORMOUS screw-up.

Finally at 5:45 I threw in the towel and decided to get up and take a shower. Therein lay the next problem... no hot water. None, nada, zero, zilch. So I stood there and prepared myself as one does prior to jumping into a cold pool. The worst part was that I couldn't even emit a scream for fear of waking anyone else up. No worries about rafting in the ice-cold river now. I'm sure that ...

... a will there would be provided a way.

Within the first hour of our "2-3 hour drive" we pulled off to, I was under the impression, take a picture. However we had "serendipitously" turned off next to a little roadside/cliffside cantina, so the 2 guys decided to grab a cold one. Which then turned into 2 cold ones and a cigar. I have to admit, the place did have a certain "shisha-moment" quality to it and I was fine with the decision ...

Costa Rica is famous for many things. So it's no wonder this beautiful country attracts over 1.5 million tourists each year. The people, beaches, wildlife, weather and the diversity in landscape & climate make Costa Rica a paradise for everyone. But behind the ...

... the interamericana. nice enough, right price, hot showers. We were very hungry, so we got out our little stove and cooked up some beans and garlic. I mashed up some avocado, onion and spices. We joined the two together in some corn tortillas for an excellent lunch. After the meal we headed out in search of the post office. We walked around a bit and then asked a wonderful woman for directions. Minutes later we were mailing our letters. Unfortunately, I mailed ...

... new: Hibiscus salad, Yucca fritters, Jamaica Tea, fried Plantains, Cacao, Kombucha tea, Tilapia fish, Starfruit, Miracle fruit and more. They especially liked taking their bananas fresh from the bunch hanging near the kitchen. On the last day of their visit we drove them up to the road and waited for the Easyride bus to come. It was a half hour late, but they were on their way to San Jose. I was sad to see them go. Besides having my ...

Within half an hour of crossing the border from Nicaragua to Costa Rica we were all very aware that we had changed countries. Costa Rica is definately more developed, more touristy and more expensive (way more so than we were expecting!!) and the roads are lovely (apart from near Monteverde) Monteverde is based in the cloud forest and as we were driving around it we were treated to ...

... one of them and also found one that fits right on my pinky as a really cool ring. Hmm, what else....we got a new group of volunteers from ISV and they are GREAT. The last bunch of volunteers was kind of whiney and lame so it is very refreshing to get a bunch out here that are really interested and happy to do hard work. They're all from Australia and New Zealand and are eighteen to twenty one. We started work on our hatchery where we will be relocating the ...

... when it was released!) but it was one of the biggest hits of the '90s, and it pretty well encapsulates the prevailing style of the day. It drew some looks of recognition, as well. The folk music was completely foreign to them, though. I wish I could have made it louder, so they could hear it better. I tried to explain what it was about, but I wonder how much sense the concept of anti-war protest songs could make to ...

So, we have decided to combine Liz and Katieīs travel blog with Danīs...so it will be easier for us to update. Hereīs Liz: Today we got picked up from Puerto Viejo and rode in an (air conditioned!) bus to do white water rafting on the Pacuare River. The days are long, as the sun rises before 5am and we are awake before then to take advantage of the sunlight. Somehow, however, we are exhausted by 7pm...but in a good way! The van from Exploradores ...

Driving from San Jose there are two options to drive to Limon: one driving the road through the Braulio Carriņo, an incredible forest but very dangerous because of the many lorries driving; if you have time I recommend to drive to Cartago and spent the night in Turrialba to do rafting in the two main rivers , AMAZING!!!!!!!