Hotel Villa del Sueno Playa Hermosa

Thank God we are out of San Jose. It was a fun city, but damn, we had one of those "Dude Where's My Car" moments. San Jose was a bustling city and the nightlife was great, but we came here to see what the beaches of Costa Rica were all about. After falling asleep at 545am, we were awaken by a phone call. It was our surf guide Christian calling to let us know that he was downstairs waiting for us. We ...

... I've seen around here. Have got no choice though. I've also been told that there are some river crossings involved, which can't be good, with all this precipitation... I met some really cool Canadians yesterday. They are riding dirtbikes and have been on the road for a year, starting out in Canada and have driven through Central America, are going down to South America, possibly over to Oz and New Zealand before taking in Asia &amp ...

... National Park, up and down the flat, muddy spread of Tempisque River bordered by trees, howler monkeys, whiteface monkeys, iguanas, herons and cattle. Crocodiles and fish were plentiful and we were lucky to see a Jesus Christ lizard. For lunch we ate at a quaint restaurant with excellent food, and the day was topped off with ice cream at a local shop.

... legs and some brown marks (no comment there) - the toilet did not work and when it did brown water came out (same as with the tap!) - the air conditioning sucks out air from a sewage next the hotel and makes the room stink stongly Anyway...being tired we still took it, but didnt actually sleep too well. Steffi´s toilet practices didn't help either! We did enjoy a good dinner at the Jungle Bar. They make an excellent Tuna Teriyaki...worth trying.

... experience in Costa Rica. Buses and Ferry to Nicoya I caught a bus to Punta Arenas. The bus driver said the ferry dock was nearby, so I started backpacking down the street. The wind was blowing strong, and it peppered my face with sand. I got a picture of the guy dragging the metal while I was walking. After 15 minutes of hiking I decided that nearby is relative to whether you are in a car or not. I ...

... right on the beach and traveled part of Costa Rica with them because they offered to give me a ride in their rental car. Thanks again for being so fun! I shared a great time with you two! Nikola from Kiteboarding 2000 and Bob from Cometa Copal who both run kiteboarding schools in Playa Copal are both great guys as well. I have to especially thank Bob for giving me the opportunity to instruct kiteboarding in Bahia Salinas, something I ...

... park that are home to more white faced monkeys that are very good at stealing visitors lunches from there bags when they are swimming or not paying attention. They seem to have a plan as a few come down out of the trees to distract people and then the others sneak down to go through the bags when no-ones looking. We also saw more iguanas, a racoon, a rat looking thing, and a sloth. Sloths are cool! Still no toucans though. We left Quepos to head for another beach called Esterillos ...

... and bunged the last bit of his pancakes mouthward - finally ending the ordeal for both of us. Having eaten about 3 times times our recommended daily calorie intake for breakfast, we did finally manage to go and have a long walk (more of a waddle by that stage). First we needed to catch a boat across a (apparently, according to the souvenir t-shirts - usually a credible news source....) crocodile infested river mouth to Playa Grande - the extension of Playa Tamarindo beyond said ...

... my friend Lorea. I ate the best Tuna ever. I will go back just for this meal. And when I have visitors we are going. There actually were not that many Ticos. A lot of South Americans, Venezuelans, Chileans, Brazilians. On that note, Jaco on the other hand was a little disappointing. It is just a dirty little americanized city with lots of hookers. We all had a good time and bar hopped in Jaco but you would probably have to drag me back. Tomorrow is more teacher ...

... so we went to a hotel room and drank a couple bottles with candle light. i´ll be studyin in san juan till the end of january, surfing and beachin it up in my spare time. on the weekends, i´m going to go back to maderas and camp. san juan is great though, very tiny town. every person that you meet, you usually run into them while your wandering around town. i love it. hope your enjoying the canadian winter for those of you in the great white north!!!! adios