Villas del Roble Puntarenas

... half to drive from San Jose to Puntarenas and from there we (and a few dozen other passengers) took a boat (like the ferry to/from SF) to the island. The ride was about an hour and a half long and we were served juice, ceviche, watermelon, and pineapple. We saw some turtles in the water and then we finally got to the island. Really small beach area but very very beautiful and with pretty warm water too. <br><br>The trip was $85 for bus transportation, boat transportation ...

June 27<br><br>Woke up around 7:15 which I thought was noon or later. For breakfast I ate gallo pintos and scrambled eggs with onions w/freshly squeezed orange juice. After breakfast I went with hermana to drop off comida to the cruise boat. I then walked around the town with Carmencita ( I always call her Carmilita) and we walked around to the bank and to other stores. So many people are very nice and I said hello to all of them. I took a nap for about an hour but ...

... even grid lock at one point (funny, because there is only one each way on their highway 1, but it still is gridlocked like Vancouver). We stopped at an icecream shop where everyone got a scoop or a milkshake for the road. The heat on the Pacific ocean side is noticably higher and the land is much drier here. There were a lot of scortched fields and dead trees. We even saw a brush fire which took out a few power line poles from ...

... the water is fresh, not salt. Seeing the crowd, we headed back to the car. When I got to my side, I said, "Oh wow, I left my door unlocked". Until I opened it and found that someone had unlocked it for me. On my seat was a wire that someone had used to pull up the lock. The only thing in the car was my tripod, which they left. We think it was because the theives wouldn't have been able to sell it ...

... men jeg vil gerne have den sidste måneds undervisning med for at få mit spansk så godt som muligt, og med alle de penge jeg bruger her, må jeg hellere komme hjem og få tjent nogle igen!! :) Den 27 November havde vi international dag på skolen, så vi havde alle sammen forberedt et foredrag eller lignende om vores land. Mange havde lavet plakater, og medbragt typiske ting hjemmefra. Jeg endte med at lave min præsentation alene, da den anden danske pige valgte at ...

... by the eerie calling of the seabirds and familiar clicking noises of crickets and insects. Even in the darkness I could understand why Spielberg had used Cocos as a film location for shooting Jurassic Park, I was ready for a Terra Dactyl to swoop at me any moment! I couldn't wait to jump in, I would've done a night dive there and then if offered. The following morning we woke, well Billy woke us, at 5.30 and by 5.45 he had decided to get up. I on the other hand decided to ...

... albums, picture frames, etc. They paint colorful tucans, flowers, frogs, etc. on the items and they are sold in San Carlos, but also at other touristy locations in Costa Rica. On Friday, myself and 2 other volunteers went there to help paint bookmarks. It was a relaxing way to spend my Friday morning and fun! After volunteering, we left for our weekend trip which was to Montezuma. We took a 2 and 1/2 hour van ride ...

Wednesday the 13th and Thursday the 14th Our ferry (water taxi) left at 11 and was about an hour long. It was quite interesting to take a lil speed boat in the ocean. I felt like I was riding on a big blue water-bed. The waves were slapping the boat and spraying up salt water. At times you felt like you were holding on for dear life, yet Neko fell asleep :) Montezuma is a quaint little ...

Well, sorry for leaving you hanging. We certainly had a drama crossing the Costa Rican border at Penas Blancas. The first annoyance was the people on the bus trying to get you to pay them to fill out your immigration form, which was not even the right form. Then right as we got to the exit window, the guy tried to shut it and told us to rejoin another queue. I got very cross and ranted until he dealt with us. And then we had to ...

... I mention I also live in a gated apartment community? The gate was locked but this smart thief scaled the wall amongst the barb wire. And ironically you can not tell if my keys were in the door from the street, I live in the back apartment down a little hallway. Well, I ran into my friends apartment and cried and bugged out until the early hours of the morning. In the morning when I finally grew balls enough to return to ...