Punta Leona Jaco

... the services of one of the girls, but decided he could afford to pay two of the girls to felate him, because as he so eloquently put it the next day 'I've never been with 2 girls before and it costs just over 2 McValue meals, so why not?' - I don't know why he would need two girls, perhaps the prominent dick on his forehead required some attention. In fairness though, I don't think he was meaning to be that sleazy, he's just a bit naive - he was raised in a tiny town in ...

... tubers of some sort (I didn't get a very good look, but I caught a whiff of the grill. Mmmmm....) "Pura Vida" is the catchphrase around here; literally, it means "pure life," but like all catchphrases, it loses something in translation. I think the clearest explanation anyone has given me was along the lines of "living simply but living well." Still, I think it's probably one of those things you have to experience to really understand. I look forward to the epiphany.

... that there was no one else playing in the trees (except those crazy monkeys) so I took full advantage to go at my own pace. Some of the zip lines were pretty long, provided more great views, and were really fun. It was particularly enjoyable because I could really fly without worrying about anything else - I highly recommend trying this activity when available. After that, I ventured into Jaco for some souvenir shopping and to look ...

... when we woke in the morning and sat on our veranda the view was worth it and then some parrots flew by and some white faced monkeys came and sat on the branches outside and played. Overall impression of Montezuma....supposed to be a hippy town, but in reality its bought in to the idea and is quite commercialized and has more American students then hippies! But its a pretty enough spot and has a beautlful waterfall, which ...

... cloud forests in the world. Whatīs a cloud forest, you say? Stay tuned, and I will tell you in the days to follow. I know you will be anxiously awaiting that explanation. Anyway, Monteverde. Itīs about 5,600 feet above sea level. As I look out the window I am literally above the cloud line. Itīs kind of neat to be looking down on all that fluff. Iīm told that it rains up here about 80 ...

... swimming gear!Yes I think memorable is definitely the word. After a dispute with our delightful host over money (basically he was a cowboy), from Arenal we took the bus/boat trip to Monteverde, home of a couple of cloud forest nature reserves. On the bus we met a Welsh guy named Evan who was travelling solo from Mexico to South America. He seemed pretty sound and proved to be a good source of travel tips for heading north. There were canopy tours here too but ...

... me anymore than it already had. while there, i emailed louey, who is a family friend, sorta, and who lives in santa ana, which is close to san jose. he said that he was on vacation and was just about to go on a weekend beach trip with a couple of friends and that i should come. so, even though i was infact wanting to go to manuel antonio with the boys, i figured i had tons of time to see it there and decided to meet up with louey for this ...

... at 8am! We enjoyed a 2 hour bus ride on the bumpy, dusty roads of Costa Rica to our beginning point on the Rio Pacuar! The three of us got our own raft with one guide! Our only stipulation, we do NOT want to flip our raft!! Wait for the story!! The river is low so the class 2, 3, 4 rapids are more class 2, 3 or as Danny would say 2 ―! With my two rookies and a boat full of enthusiasm and fear...we were off!! Our first white water gave us the ...

... I meet the locals, one at a time. I see another familiar face, Bismar. Bismar watched our farm once when Efrain had to return home for something a year ago. He built our bridge over the river so we could drive into our finca when the water was high. He also is amazed at who he is seeing in his town!! Pequeno mundo Everyone is interested in seeing and meeting the "blanco". They are great people and so welcoming. I am really overwhelmed by it all. There ...