Makanda by the Sea Manuel Antonio National Park

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After dropping Bev off at the airport we headed straight out of town. Of course this took us a good hour due to traffic and the inability to get proper directions! The map I we had purchased at a hotel the day when we came into the country was supposedly up-to-date, but so far I had counted around 10 mistakes. The San Jose portion was no different. By the time we got out of the city it was around 3 PM so we only had a few hours of daylight left and we still had to go ...

... quite a few birds including a couple of colourful Fiery Billed Aracaris high up in the trees but we were a little disappointed that we didn&#8217;t see more although it was nice just walking through the park. We made our way back to the car but on the way stopped in a sushi bar (not what we would have expected) that was on the road out of the park and had a small snack and a well earned drink. Back ...

Just a quick blog to keep you up to date<br>Had to change plans as there was no space at Sirena Ranger Station. Margarita was able to organise alternative route into Corcovado<br>Got Marvi bus to Sierpe. Stayed in good cabinas and had excellent meal in their restaurant<br>

... 3.5 h later we land in San Jose, Costa Rica! We had to fill out a health form because of the Flu but overall had no trouble at all getting through Immigration and Customs. Our driver Melving picked us up and off we were Tico style in our private van. The local drivers here are crazy... basically, if you are too slow they'll get on your ass and then pull out to pass with no regards to curves or ...

... because I have never seen a pineapple still growing ha. There are thses Howler Monkeys that you can randomlly hear, OOOO OOOOoooo OOOoooo, that are really kidna creepy sounding. almost liek teh sound is a scary movie. crazy moths and butterfly just randomly fly by. Then on top of it all theres the sounds of so many different birds and insects. But just chilling in a hammock for hours each day and watchign passiont fruit fall off the ...

... alcohol and salsa dancing ... hmmm... let's just say can make guys a bit too touchy... and I wasn't the only one experiencing this as the other girls had their share of touchiness ... heck Eva had a stalker who kept coming back for her email and number...loco!!!! But there were some great guys that were willing to teach how to salsa dance ... Helen had a couple of good teachers that taught her steps and stuff so that was good!

... number of rivers have overflown. Link in English: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/ameri cas/05/30/nicaragua.weather.ap/index.ht ml Link in Spanish: http://www.clarin.com/diario/2008/05/30 /um/m-01683424.htm For us the main problem was that 2 bridges on the road back to San Jose appear to be cut due to overflowing rivers, so if the rain does not stop we are stuck in Quepos until further news. Our friendly hairdresser insists that it will end before ...

... And now it is back to the reality of getting things organized, packing and cleaning for my return to Canada. One thing is certain, I am convinced that I will not have any problems passing through Canadian customs. I speak both possible languages that they can choose to talk to me at the airport and even more importantly I AM CANADIAN. They have to let me in.... I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you (those that I can obviously) upon my return....

... year old Son along with her. The first time I've seen someone with a kid at a hostel, but I guess it happens. She's working on an organic farm in Costa Rica and is just traveling around a bit while she has the chance. Uvita itself isn't anything special on the surface but ended up being one of the better stops in Costa Rica. The National Park is actually the Beach and, it's a great beach; long and sandy with ...