Rio Parismina Lodge Puerto Limon

... doesn't get much better than sipping a frozen drink in the middle of a natural hot spring after an exhausting day of play. For those of you who are concerned about what my cousin did all day while we were rappeling, let me alleviate your concerns... he went to the Fortuna Waterfall and went swimming there, accompanied by 3 ladies from Atlanta. I'll let him tell you about them himself. Don't be alarmed, there are no "souvenirs" coming ...

POLSKI: Ledwo przyjechalam, niecale dwa tygodnie, a juz musze wyjezdzac. Spedzilam 1 miesiac na Grandeur, i po 2 tygodniach pobytu tamze dowiedzialam sie, ze bede przerzucona na inny statek. Zasmucilo mnie to, bo juz zdazylam sie zaprzyjaznic z nowymi ludzmi, a jestem emocjonalna osoba. Ale pomyslalam ok, Grandeur mial mnie wyszkolic, bede na wiekszym statku, zostane tam przez 5 m-cy (do konca kontraktu), wiec miejmy nadzieje, ze szybko sie ...

... about 15 ft up on the single lane embankment so no traffic could go in either direction. In immigration they just stamped the passports, and then a man asked to look inside as a security check. He then passed our papers to the Customs man; he could speak good English and slowly entered all the required information into his computer to print out the importation certificates. This done he then found they would not print out, after a couple of kicks and bangs he decided to shut it ...

Caitlyn wanted to go snorkeling this morning, and Anna wanted to sleep in. I'd been thinking about hiking the peninsula alone, but it was almost eighty degrees by the time I awoke at seven, and it was humid, too. So I snorkeled Cahuita for the second weekend in a row. It was well worth doing again, though. The water was much calmer and clearer this time. The lack of waves meant I felt comfortable swimming over shallower reefs, and the bright sun and clear water meant I ...

... take a boat around Cahuita point because there were so many turtles, and now they are really on the brink of extinction. Through to the 1980s, 99% of all turtle nests were poached! People can sell the eggs for about 80 cents each, so a nest of 100 eggs is definitely a lucrative find. Cahuita is the most important nesting site in Costa Rica for the critically endangered Hawksbill turtle - and there are only I think 7 nesting females now. We work with leatherback, hawksbill ...

... colones (three quid) charge on the meter, and for a journey that cost me and Ellie in our taxi 1,000 colones (one pound). He must have made the dodgy driver`s day/week/year and we all learned a valuable Costa Rican currency lesson. As I told him, it`s all good for the blog! We bought our tickets for the three and a half hour bus ride to Cahuita for 3,450 colones (three pound fifty!) and following what was a really interesting journey, during ...

... friendly, so we had a nice time chatting them up. I also made friends with a stray cat, to whom I fed half of my sandwich. Eventually, we headed back to our hotel, detouring to buy a couple of bottles of wine on the way. As we had heard that night life in Puerto Viejo doesn't start until fairly late, we whiled away a few hours on the porch chatting about everything from life and love to politics while sipping wine. Although Caitlin threatened to ...

... which I may do.. I think I´ll be really sore from the bike ride today so well see. After that I´m off to La Fontuna where the Arenal Volcano is which is active by the way. That area is suposed to be packed with action tours.. I can´t wait to go repelling and cannoning.. its suposed to be really amazing and very scary as I´ve been told!! Thats all I have for now so until next time I can find a working internet! Ciao

... a cab, it wasn't safe to walk. He also told me exactly where to go and helped me find a cab driver. I hated taxis after my experience earlier, but I found a cab driver who was very nice and we established a price beforehand. He took me directly to the hotel. The drive was short, but seriously fascinating. I mean, this looked like one of those real creepy scenes from a scary movie. Green foggy haze, dim ilghts on the streets, totally ...

... of a drooling 15-month old, we chucked the idea and returned to the bus. In contrast, the dock area had its own huge market-driven souvenir/crafts area. Most of the work, in turned and carved stone and wood, in metal work, in hand embroidered clothing, cane weaving and other paraphernalia was as good as you would find anywhere. Point being that the skills exist in Costa Rica but that government-sponsored handout programs encouraging inferior work do no one any ...