Princess On The River Tortuguero

... seemed to lead back to Aguas Zarcas. <br><br> From Guapiles, the directions provided by our hotel, Casa Marbella, were excellent. You could feel the change in the air as the humid Caribbean winds blew and were were surrounded by banana plantations along the way. We were even lucky enough to see a banana crossing; its where tons of banana bunches are attached to a conveyor belt and then "cross" the street. I have to admit this was the ...

*** PLANING *** <br><br>Por la mañana Treeking al Cerro Tortugero (2h). Es por selva y tiene muy buenas vistas.<br><br>Por la tarde visita por los senderos del Parque Nacional de Tortuguero y paseo por el pueblo. Tambien está la opción de alquilar unos Kayacks ...

... up in a tree outside and it barely moves, it just hangs there.  Sloths come down from the trees about once every week or two to use the bathroom so they're not seen very often bc they blend into the leaves/branches very well.  <br><br>After lunch we made the 2 hour drive back to San Jose.  I'm definitely glad I went with Steffie and Nick instead of going to the beach with others-the animals and the turtles were so much more interesting than a beach lol.<br> <br> <br><br> <br>

... place as it sits on a peninsula located on the Caribbean ocean with the ocean on one side and a river on the other. It is such a small peninsula that you can walk from the river to the ocean in 3 minutes. It&#8217;s also quite remote with the only transportation to the town being a boat. The locals are of Caribbean descent, speaking Spanish and English, and it&#8217;s quite easy to hear the Jamaican (Caribbean) accent while they speak.<br><br>The boat ride was amazing ...

... seeds, often bird-dispersed, germinate in crevices atop other trees. These seedlings grow their roots downward and envelope the host tree while also growing upward to reach into the sunlight zone above the canopy. Often the original host tree dies enveloped by the fig leaving a hollow area in the centre. We also saw Bare Throated Tiger Herons fishing at the river bank.<br><br>That evening we finished off with a couple of cocktails and some good food in the restaurant.<br><br>

... the tree tops and jumping down with a liana into nothing but air. After that Aileen and I had to go back to Liberia, facing reality and university again, while Lars took off towards Manuel Antonio. We met up again in Liberia, where he was our first guest and also the first time that it was raining in Liberia! :) It was something unreal, that was happening, but felt so refreshing at the same time. Those 10 days past by too fast, but hold such a great memory! Ready to go again anytime :)

... in the water again. That evening after a delicious Creole meal we headed down to the beach to try and spot nesting turtles. We didn't have any luck so resorted to lying on the runway, to avoid the bugs and the damp sand whilst watching the shooting stars over head, and keeping a watchful eye on any white flashing light that look like they were descending our way. It was rather random but the stars were amazingly bright and worth staying out for.

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 or two couples periodically take the floor in a traditional salsa style. I had a beer and hit the sack. Local folk rarely make eye contact with me for some reason, and I find this true thus far for both San Jose, Cariari, Tortuguero, and I suspect the rest of Costa Rica. People are generally friendly once they are approached, but rarely will they initiate eye contact or conversation. This bothers me for some reason - perhaps I'm ...

... life and everything. I asked him...How did you get into the Meditation Association. I listened as he talked. It is just os nice to hear his story. It really was a great evening fo talking. I think he shared more because I asked. I am not sure his thoughts on me besides my crazy fear of dogs ...but it is just 1 1/2 days and we've talked about a lot. Tomorrow we are painting. 5 more days here. I said last night I would talk about the dogs. When ...