Villa Lapas Jaco

We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is ...

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 ...

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>

... to save some money. The place they were going to next looked like a club in Melbourne - bouncers and a line to boot - so we ditched it. Lucky we did as they weren't allowed in and ended up going to a strip club...as you do... The Norwegian girl left them and we heard her thumping on the door hours later (woke us up) as she had left her key. The Hungarian guy running the place let her in I think....we could hear a dodgy local hassling her too. The place gets really seedy at ...

Hey Update. I'm currently in Uvita Costa Rica at a place called Cascada Verde. This place is pretty awesome in the jungle with a crazy view looking out to the ocean. The people are all so different, each one is so unique. There is this lady from Germany GashaNe who quit her Lawyer job and came here to volunteer and do yoga... she's like 50 and has this funny broken English. I find my self laughing not only at her but with her constantly ...

... taking us as we went inland thru some country two-track. We passed by homes of people who live tucked away in the tropical rain forest and hills. Our first stop was a scenic waterfall. We had total access to the falls, no guardrails here! It was a good first stop and made me tingle with anticipation for where we might go next. We only stopped at one more spot ...

... de todo en un curisoso restaurante colombiano nos dirigimos en busca de una posada.... Intentamos caminar con las mochilas a la espalda hasta el hostal pero visto el peso descomunal y el dolor que sufrian nuestras espaldas decidimos coger el primer taxi que encontramos. El hostal se llama el Kangaroo, localizado a las afueras de Jaco a 50 metros de la playa ...

... I handed him a map and told him where we were going, he didn´t seem sure what to think, so just gave me more directions and we left as soon as we could. Exiting Honduras and entering Nicaragua was about the same as before, but not quite as hectic. We stopped at the first little town we came to called Somotillo, found a place and called it a night. Not as far as we had hoped, but in a safe place with a room that had AC (which felt so good it was unbelievable). Early start ...

... to negotiate the twin for the same price as a dorm and we unpack our stuff with a happy grin on our faces. There is surf, right in front of us, ready for the taking, after pulling on the first pair of boardshorts you can find and unpacking and preparing your board its time to hit the waves... The waves are a good size and the wind is not strong so we paddle out in anticipation. The journey out beyond the white water isnt too tough as there is a good time between waves and sets, but ...

... my senior year in high school, my friend Mark Uslan and I drove down to Virginia Beach in his old Triumph TR3. While I was driving, I got caught in an infamous southern speed trap and spent my first night ever in a jail cell; fond memories of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The bus finishes loading and we are off to Santa Teresa. We are like sardines in a can. It seems like each bus we take gets more "basic". But even these "basic" buses have conductors. The ...