Tambor Tropical Playa Tambor

... directly into the ocean - according to the guidebooks one of only 7 that do so in the world. I wonder how they know that. Has every single inch of coastline in the world really been explored? We also passed a small rock island, in which the ocean had carved a hole.

After having dropped off two of the guides on the island, we sailed straight for another rock off the island, where we were doing our snorkeling. The water was really warm, but unfortunately, not clear at all ...

... restliche Stueck „Strasse“, und kommen noch rechtzeitig in Curú an, um einen Bootsausflug auf die vorgelagerte Insel Tortuga zu machen. Dort warten ein richtig traumhafter Strand und eine Runde Schnorcheln um einen grossen Felsen herum auf uns. Am Strand tischt uns unser Bootsfuehrer frische und kunstvoll aufgeschnittene Melone, Ananas und Kokosnuss auf und wir fuehlen uns wie im Paradies. Im Park haben wir eine kleine Huette gemietet, um die Nacht hier zu ...

... we both love. We went snorkeling in the ocean with a tourist group. We were able to see all sort of interesting sea life, my favorite was the star fish. We had an amazing fresh lunch on a little island and then went back for a second round of snorkeling. Dan and I were the last ones to get in the boat. On our return to the main land we saw two giant whales! On another day off we did some hiking in Cabo Blanco park. It was a four hour hike with a beach stop in the middle. We saw ...

... is virtually the Bronx, just check out all the white picket fences!), but I am a hard ass, anyway, this place was sooooo not scary AT ALL! Completely over-rated in the scary department. Anyway waiting to get on the bus the girl in line behind me asks if I speak English. Yes I answer, we chat for some time and she asks where I'm from, and i proudly beam "Australia", the Green and Gold virtually oozing out of the three syllables I wait for the standard "oh that must be so ...

... the red and purple jungle crabs would come out, no joke! I had a stray chihuahua following me around for a couple days as well.

At the cabins I also met Terese, from Norway, who was traveling Central/South America for a year by herself. I thought that was amazing. There was also Stephen from the USA, and I hung out with Gustavo who was working in Montezuma, he was from Argentina. Everyone had a small crush on him, he was very ...

... Byen er liten og er bebodd av sig0ynere og hippier som selger sine varer til alle amerikanerne og surfeturistene som velger montezuma som sitt sted aa eksistere et par uker i vinterkulda. Det er dyrt og vi har sett og gjort alt som er aa gj0re her, saa vi drar nok videre i morgen, har ikke bestemt oss for hvor, men frister med den karibiske kysten :)

... staff and hair dressers were all from Santo Domingo and we felt right at home! RAIN ON THE BEACH As soon as we settled in and ate lunch by the pool, it started to rain. We opened our umbrellas and walked on the black sand beach, until the rain stopped a few minutes before sunset. It was strange to be at an all-inclusive resort and not see the picture-perfect beaches ...

... us through varying levels as we crossed rope swings through the canopy and walked right down to see the river in the basin. It was beautiful seeing all the trees and vines at different canopy levels. We also got to climb all the way up the inside of a tree that had been killed by a strangler vine and had rotted away inside. Really good fun. However the real fun came after. We did a series of zip wores that went flying through ...

... So we progressed throughout the entire day checking out crocs in the rivers and beholding the beautiful sub-tropical vistas of "the jewel of Central America". We arrived in the afternoon to San Jose that for some reason in my head I had imagined being a mix of beautiful colonial architecture, eurapeanesque tiny streets ect. What we discovered was an extremely dirty and over-expensive shithole of a city that the Ticos would burn to the ground if it were not the only ...

... National Park. We hiked for three hours through the rain forest. My marine biology teacher was the guide and he knows a lot about the forest, so I got to see a lot of unique biology. It was so humid and hot, and we were all covered in bug spray. Some kids have 100% DEET, which is very bad for you, but was necessary while so deep in the forest. The hike went for three hours, then we got back on the bus and went to a restaurant to have lunch. We had rice, beans, chicken, fried plantains ...