Villas del Roble Puntarenas

... is so much fun and such a workout. There are only 5 guys in the class and about 15 girls so half the time you’re dancing the salsa with another female. I’m catching on quite nicely and sweating up a storm! J My classes are really great, I know I am going to learn a lot, it is a lot of school for the next 5 weeks but this has been my dream since I visited Costa Rica in 03’ and honestly I was sitting in class today thinking to ...

... a whirlwind for the first 7 days. ***UPDATE*** It is nearly 5pm now and we have been enjoying a nice quiet day back at the hotel. Mom has a bit of a stomach bug that a few other Caravan people have had recently, but it is probably more a combination of a lot of sun, different foods, and maybe some water or beverage that had some different chemical qualities than we are used to. A bit of rest and a bunch of Immodium takes care of ...

so i found it, it´s in costa rica of course but I found it. Montezuma, mi nuevo olgo. where to start the obvious choice is from the begining, but then we wouldnt get to the part where Im a local volunteer bombero until the end... so There i am heading to a party for lobster, oyster, and rum. When we arrive we realize its incredibly smokey, leaves burning they tell us, after hearing people yelling Fuego, Fuego, Fuego, lucas and I discover a large fire has ...

... og sende dem til Costa Rica for at lære at danse! Det svære ved salsa og merengue er, at det er manden der bestemmer hvordan man danser. Der er selvfølgelig nogle basis trin og kombinationer man kan øve sig på, men det er aldrig til at vide hvilke kombinationer der kommer. Når jeg får tid en dag kan jeg prøve at filme de forskellige danse, så I kan se det derhjemme :) I næste uge, nærmere betegnet den 12 Dec. Tager jeg 3 dage til Nicaragua med skolen. Nicaragua ...

... was a welcome return to our favorite Dirty Rock followed by 'Alcyone' which is a deep dive whereby the boat moors up out to a surface buoy about half a mile out to sea and then you descend a line so as to avoid the strong currents to a depth of about 35 meters or so. There is a great cleaning station vantage point on this one and sure enough the barbers were in abundance and their patrons the Hammerheads, although few in number, were also in attendance. A great dive ...

... ALL TIRES IN A CLOUD OF SMOKE. THERE ARE ABOUT A HUNDRED PEOPLE STANDING AROUND WATCHING TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN. I GOT TIRED OF WAITING SO I DONT KNOW HOW IT ENDED UP THOUGH. ON MY BUS RIDE UP HERE THE BUS BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE SO I GOT TO SPEND A COUPLE HOURS OCCUPYING MYSELF WITH THE LOCAL LIZARDS AND BIRDS. HEADING BACK DOWN TO THE LOWLANDS TOMORROW.

... we saw some hand written signs in Hebrew at the hostel/tourist info center and then this guy comes out and asks us where we´re from. When we tell him Israel, he immediately starts talking to us in Hebrew and between his welcome and the signs in Hebrew telling us to go here, we decide to do it. Paying $5 per person per night for a nice bed and hot showers wasn´t too bad either. Tonight we did something different - a night tour in the cloud forest, with a guide ...

... whole country worked on Friday. But I still had to get home today, so I had to practically interrupt traffic to beg a bus driver to let me stand the whole way to Puntarenas 4 hours. It was worth it, because I took turns sitting with a very nice gentlemen and I am finally at home!!!!!! Looking forward to starting school again, kind of? and am already planning the next trip. NICARAGUA, yes I have to get my passport stamped next weekend, has it really been three months?

Decided to get an aircon shuttle bus after experiences on local buses, was worth every penny as it was a 6 hour journey over some awful dirt tracks. Malpais is very different to avellanas much more rugged and rocky and bigger waves and lots of iguanas. Some really nice Spanish people from Malaga in our cabinas have recommeded good spots for eating and surfing. Also went to an amazing party last night in a ...

... apparently. Each of them relies on a specific species of wasp to fertilise it, and those wasps only visit that one species of fig. 'Mazin'. Now, ants. There were 3 nests of leaf-cutter ants, and the third was by far the biggest and busiest. Absolutely incredible to watch. And as we were doing so, Omar picked up a particular specimen and told us about a little trick the locals used to employ. Here it is - a ...