Tamarindo Yam

... I´ve had since leaving the states...and it´s not that there is a lack of sushi in Central America, it just doesn´t cater to a backpackers budget, so it was really a treat for us. After dinner, we took a stroll a little further up the road and came across La Botella de Leche (which is where we ended up staying) and walked in to check it out. Lo and behold we ran into some friends we had met a week or so before in Santa Teresa- small world, even smaller country! That sealed the deal ...

... I was about to fall off, lol, but could be perceived as me dropping in and getting ready for a massive carve up the wave...lol...but I was done, I came this far in the week without actually making my shoulder worse and no other bad injury, so I paddled in and we headed back to camp. we first stoped at the little local place we did last year, omg the food there is amazing, everyone liked it well except Barney, he was odd man out at the table, even his wife sat our table, so he ...

... and take some cool pics!<br>Looking forward to relax a bit, probably need to go check on Brendan in a bit...I hasnt had bfast yet. I promise to post some pics soon. Pura Vida.<br><br>Words of the day-<br> Rail<br>The outside edge of a surfboard <br>Width <br>The dimension from rail to rail, measured at several key points by the shaper/manufacturer. Like the rocker, it's usually measured 12" from nose and tail along the ...

... a bit panicked as I am not sure what can happen when you are stung. I finally starting asking people on the beach and was re-assured in broken english that I would be ok. :) It hurt for only 10 minutes or so but it definitely stung! I really wish I knew some more espanol!!! I am often at a loss and cannot communicate. THANK goodness I at ...

I'm here at Palo Verde Station, and it is super buggy!!! The first thing I noticed when we arrived was the multitude of huge green dragonflies. We have mosquito nets around our beds, and on our night walk, we saw two scorpions, millipedes, two tarantulas, fish in an abandoned cattle trough, fish-eating bats and millions of spiders. Yuck! Actually it was pretty cool. We saw a colony of army ants. It ...

... liked it as much as we do. He is going to take his cousin there when he arrives. It was hard and bumpy sleeping in our tent. The view was awesome. We went into town to see a Turtle Festival. There was a parade and folk dancing. We saw a sea turtle hatchery on the beach.

... whipped past us in either direction. It wasn't a bad vantage point in some ways, but it wasn't what we had expected. Apparently there is a more formal look out but it gets crowded. The eruptions are quite interesting. You see a red glow form quite high up on the mountain (but well below the peak) which gets more intense and then starts to roll down the mountain until eventually it shatters and sends bits of lava in all directions. Through ...

Dear everyone, here comes part 1 of the updates. It's gonna be a long one but it will also allow me to keep track of what I'm doing!! I'm sure you're all wondering "why are there no pics with this post?" Well, I would have posted some if the cable for my cam hadn't been nicked along with my bag and laptop... But more on that further down... Manila-San Francisco The trip was absolutely fine, I managed to sleep most of the journey. Got asked the same old ...

... tälläistä sanaa?). Härkiä ei varsinaisesti vahingoiteta fyysisesti, mutta eipä se järin eläinystävälliseltä näyttänyt. Härkä-parat. On kuitenkin suosittu paikallinen "urheilulaji" - parhaista häristä tulee jopa kuulemma tv-julkkiksia. Potrerossa pikkupojat ovat leikkineet härkiä jo viikon etukäteen ja show'n jälkeen vähän vanhemmat urhot kävivät kadulla innoissaan läpi aiempia tapahtumia: "sitten härkä heitti ratsastajan selästä, ratsastaja ...

... yarns until the fireworks at midnight. On New Year's Day we set out with some trepidation for the Costa Rica border crossing. What if a few trumped up charges from disgruntled policemen or port security had found their way on to the Customs Office computer?! Our vivid imaginations conjured up all kinds of scary scenarios, so it was a bit of an anti-climax when we sailed through with no problems at all - just the usual tedious waiting in line and ...