La Sirena Hotel Quepos

... gleich beim Aussteigen aus dem Bus angesprochen wird. Uns** Guide schnappt sich ein F**nrohr und ein Stativ, und es kann losgehen. Gleich am Eingang steht neben uns ploetzlich eine Art Reh, das sich offensichtlich gar nicht an uns sto**t. Es soll im Park viele Faulti**e geben, sowohl die Zwei- als auch mit Drei-Fing**n-Varianten. Was es hi** ab** laut uns**em Guide besond**s viel gibt, sind die Fuenf-Fing**-Faulti**e – also Touristen, die ...

... of pics and finally decided to stop because I will see lots more ; ) Good times. Peaceful times. And a ton of laughs....Kelly and I share a brain cell quite alot! heehee For those of you that read Kelly's blog, it was not as scary getting lost on the beach, really. I mean, I have felt so protected and guided this whole trip. We have had trials, but everything has worked ...

... main draw to this area because of the beautiful white sand beaches, and because of the exhibitionist wildlife, including sloths, monkeys, toucans, and more. We weren't 100 yards into the park when our guide spotted a two-toed sloth (supposedly the aggressive kind, three-toed sloths are cuddly teddy bears) hanging in a tree. The photos say it all. It was ...

... soup with beans, but it was still good.  Also I made sweet cornbread and a beautiful salad topped with many-colored nasturtium {spelling}.  After dinner they took me to the train station where we said our goodbyes.  It was really great getting to spend some time with them alone, and I kind of wish I could have stayed longer, though Im sure they were glad to have an empty house at least for a few days.  My train got into LA at around 9, and while waiting for Brett to pick me up I ...

... is 1 dollar) so I have to carry a pad of paper and pen with me and ask them to write down the price. I don´t think I have much else to say at the moment. Tomorrow I´m doing a Mangrove boat tour through the hostal apparently I save 45 dollars if I go through them because they use their own boat. Just thought I would update as my first travel entry didn´t start off so great. Cheers

... and even with 3 fans the heat is pretty strong. Its just sticky and close. For those of you thinking of coming to the pacific side of Costa Rica right about now this is akinda a general heads up about weather. Beautiful sun and clear skys but bloody sticky. Don't plan any long walks on the beach around midday...you'll fry. Have Fun!

... park in Costa Rica as there is so much wildlife. We were on the look out for two toed sloths which the park is famous for. First we did a walk to a lookout point through the forest, which was beautiful. We didn't see much in the way of monkeys or sloths though we were looking very hard! We saw lots of lizards and hermit crabs though. It was pretty hot in the forest and the best beaches in town were in the national park, so we took advantage of them. They were pretty ...

... colourful birds such as Trogan, Tanager, Scarlet Macaws, a Chestnut Mandibled Toucan, Violet Crowned Wood Nymph (who's been looking up the books then?) various herons etc. Returning by boat we also spotted more whales, dolphins and an Olive Ridley turtle. The following day was a trip to Cano Island for snorkelling for Louise and me and some walking and bird watching for Dave. We stopped en route to watch more whales, a mother and baby, which was very special but ...

... jumping around the room, and people were awake and aware until Mathias smashed the cockroach with a shoe. After we all settled back into bed, we were still awake at midnight and sang happy birthday for Kirsten's 24th birthday. On the 18th we all wake up at 7:00am to head into Manuel Antonio Park to start some hiking on a beautiful day. The sky is clear, ocean beautiful, and we started early enough that the trails were not full. In addition ...

... and have to say its a real teaser! I guess we better not post pictures from this place, most of you might not able to handle it :-). A we have everything we need here, a beautyfull garden, leberwurscht, leberkaese just to mention some luxurys. So our hosts could not treat us better, thanks a lot for everything. We leave tomorrow for a couple of days to the "Costa Rica" and will go to the beach. So pics and more news will follow soon.