Villas Corcovado Puntarenas

Woke up super early for our trip to Isla Tortuga (Turtle Island)--had to be at school at 5:45 AM and then we (6 of us) were driven to the downtown Marriot for a semi public bus that would drive us to Puntarenas. We stopped for breakfast at a restaurant type place that happened to be the same place I went Saturday on the tour-it was the place with the souvenir 'factory.' Had good watermelon/strawberry juice and a ham/cheese sandwich and watermelon. <br><br>It took about an hour and ...

... rain pour with droplets the size of quarters. Carmincita wanted to go home but I insisted we kept on riding because it was an epic feeling being in Puntarenas, riding my bike along the beach with rain droplets the size of quarters falling all over me. Ill will definitely remember those moments for the rest of my life. The Lord really gave me so many things to be thankful for today, quarter-sized rain droplets being one of them.

... one of the inferno variety. They had a tasty pastry for dessert that was corn flour with jam baked in the middle. The gauva juice is very common. If you like tropical fruits and juices, this is the place for you. The meal quality continues to be top notch even when the menu options are limited. It is winding down the Easter week festivities and it was apparent today on the roads. We hit several areas of considerable congestion ...

... this morning, so we decided to leave the windows open about a quarter inch before we headed down to the waterfall. Then we followed the trail. It wasn't a bad walk, but the falls were crowded. A lot of people from San Jose leave the city around the holidays for the Nicoya Pennisula and people take long weekends, etc. So the locals were more likely to be at the falls than on the beach...it's cooler ...

... kun en lille time fra Tamarindo. Så det er ærgerligt at jeg skal hjem i Marts, jeg tror det kunne være en rigtig fed oplevelse at være her under VM (Men det er nok godt for min lever, for folk siger det er én stor drukfest i 2 uger!) ;) Nogle af pigerne (Mari og Anna) har valgt at blive længere i Tamarindo, de forkorter deres ophold på skolen en måned, for at flytte i deres egen lejlighed, og så blive en måned længere bagefter. Jeg synes også det kunne være ...

... Dive guide and Team Leader on the boat who seemed very knowledgeable and with 4 years diving at Cocos we felt confident we were in safe hands. 26/11/08 - After about 'only' 34 hours we reached Cocos Island in the dark at about 10.30. It was very exciting after all the open ocean with nothing but water to see, to be up on deck following the search light beams out into the gloom and see land and particularly the height of the island, the cliffs stretching skywards ...

Friday was Dia del Maestro in Costa Rica (Teacher Appreciation Day); therefore, my school was closed in celebration. So instead of going to the school to volunteer, I went to a place called the Amureci. The Amureci is a business formed by a group of women in San Carlos; they are first womens group in San Carlos to receive a loan from the bank. They make paper out of recycled materials, which they turn into journals ...

... being such a loser and toughen up. so anyway, long story short we hiked up a giant waterfall/mountain and it was awesome. anyway - gonna try to put up some pics now so you can all see, hopefully it works bc the internet is mega slow. not sure what our next stop is - we are learning quickly that it is hard to live frugally while not getting bored! but anyway - so far it is awesome, and i can't wait to see what happens.

... het aapjes spotten. Erna zijn we verder gewandeld rond de nog actieve vulkaan en toen het donker werd en het begon te bliksemen (maar al chance stond er ne madam met paraplu om de bliksem af te leiden) hebben we een massa roodgloeiende lava van de vulkaan zien rollen! Uniek! Nu naar Monteverde, ¡Adios!

... taken anything. Then I realized as I was holding this guy dangling from my balcony that I really just wanted him gone, and I let go. I ran back in my room and realized like an idiot, I left my keys in my door. Know from time to time I am sure we all have accidentally left our doors unlocked, keys in the door, car running while going to Wells Fargo for like a half an hour and what have you. But gees how stupid on my part ...