La Colina Tamarindo

... the turtle was a full 2 kilometers down the beach. That's about a mile and a quarter (all sand, mind you), which we walked at a very rapid pace -- just a little bit tiring!<br><br>The walk and the wait paid off. Up above the tide line, digging in the sand, was an amazing leatherback turtle. It was beautiful. And large -- the biologist measured it at 149 centimeters, or roughly 5 feet. And that was only for her shell, not counting head or legs. She was ...

... me back and the board knocked me inthe lower shin, I finally got a hold of Jamie and she got her leg up and ripped off the strap, Hayley thankfully got out in the water and we got direct pressure on the cut, walked her to the beach and looked at it again, it looked pretty deep, we washed it with some water and we had to get to a Dr, she needed stitches for sure but didn't any other first aid stuff, so Hayley, Sara, myself along with Andreas head to the van, that walk seemed ...

Well, after morning session yesterday I was totally stoked about the waves and was looking forward to the afternoon session. We ended up taking a walk up the beach taking some photos, killing some time before high tide, then came back and had some lunch, and of course a few Imperials.<br>Then around 3ish we went out for another session, not realizing how tired I really was I was not having any luck with waves, it seems I was ...

Ok, I am in a groove now. Thank you all for your words. I was more relaxed last night about simply reading my book, basking at the beach and enjoying the downtime. It was also an ideal afternoon weather-wise so that did not hurt! After a nice cold shower (hot water is not even an option), I layed in the hammock under a few big tropical trees, breeze keeping me cool and drying my hair ...

... touted as in the top 10 most active volcanoes in the world We found at tour leaving that night that promised a second night tour free if nothing is seen. We checked into Gringo Petes Too for $5 a night and headed for the Volcano. It was overcast and the cloud was low and the guide pointed to where the volcano should be. All we could see was cloud and darkness. I wasnt even sure a volcano was here. After an hour of sitting in the light ...

... for about 1hour, so I had a daunder around the square, where a fete was going on. Few tourists and it looked alright. We went onto Cañas about 45mins away, and changed again for Liberia, our destination for a day or two. Liberia is a sizeable city, but has one main colonial street, not quite in the mould of Granada, but protected, and nice all the same. We´re ...

La Fortuna La Fortuna used to be a small farming town. Now it is a small tourist centre of about 10,000 people. It lies at the foot of the extremely steep volcan Arenal, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and the reason for the town's name. Arenal woke form a many millenia slumber in 1968 and destroyed two villages to the west of it. Around 80 people died, but no one knows the exact number or ever will. La Fortuna changed its name to ...

Promise this one will be shorter! First of all, meet Costa, my new board! http://www.kechelesurfboards.com/home.h tml (check out the boards and see the stub fish) It's made for small waves riding and I love it! It's so easy to catch a wave with it!! It will be good for those flat weekends back in the Pinas. So, here is the Tamarindo update... Promise this one will be shorter! First of all, meet Costa, my new board! http://www.kechelesurfboards.com/home.h tml (check ...

... kertoja illan aikana. Pyysin Simonia keskittämään kaikki voimansa uuden ihon kasvattamiseen. Lupasi tehdä parhaansa. Pakko kuitenkin sanoa, että ei se silmillä havaittavaa vauhtia kasva. Ensimmäisenä haavan nähnyt lääkäri sanoi, että paraneminen voi kestää kuukauden. Päätin olla uskomatta, koska lääkäri oli huono ja viesti epämiellyttävä. Saattoi kuitenkin olla oikeassa - el dedo on tuskin täysissä voimissa vielä pariin viikkoon ...

... at a cost of over $5 billion. With our minds reeling from all the facts and figures, we finally decided we'd satisfied our curiosity and it was time to go back into town, find our way across the Bridge of the Americas and continue westward on the Panamerican Highway. It wasn't long before we had our first run in with the police. Our stack of immigration and customs documents, driver's licence, vehicle ownership and insurance were all inspected in ...