Tortuga Del Mar Playa Hermosa

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 ...

Small village on the main road but Tucan Hotel set back. Not cheap and only 2 showers/toilets shared between up to 4 people in treehouse, 4 in hammocks, multiple others camping plus 12 people in dorms when fully occupied. Female shower/toilet always full of men as bigger - thankfully came when quiet.

Cocked up the directions to the falls, Cascadas Verde & didn't turn left before hardware store. Ended up crossing the river ...

... figured it was a fuel issue. Now, a few days later, we relize the problem was not Wesley but bad fuel. White smoke, which we were blowing, is a sign of too much water in the fuel. Of course we had to get the bad Diesel right before going over the Moutain of Death! Luckily Wesley is running fine now.

That night we parked in the middle of a pineapple field own buy yours truly, Del Monte. I never thought we would be enjoying Del Monte for it's beautiful sunset's!

... year olds from Puntarenas! Three girls and one guy! THANK YOU GOD, the bus ride was sooo incredible, and we met very nice people my age who spoke clear Spanish and who were very very patient with me and helped me with my Spanish as well! I also met this other guy, David, who is from Puntarenas but lives in Heredia and goes to the University up there. We shared a bit about ourselves and how the culture is here and the culture is in America. I LOOOOVED IT!!!!!! J then we ...

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Had to change plans as there was no space at Sirena Ranger Station. Margarita was able to organise alternative route into Corcovado
Got Marvi bus to Sierpe. Stayed in good cabinas and had excellent meal in their restaurant

... because I have never seen a pineapple still growing ha. There are thses Howler Monkeys that you can randomlly hear, OOOO OOOOoooo OOOoooo, that are really kidna creepy sounding. almost liek teh sound is a scary movie. crazy moths and butterfly just randomly fly by. Then on top of it all theres the sounds of so many different birds and insects. But just chilling in a hammock for hours each day and watchign passiont fruit fall off the ...

... am OK, but the band music is still hard. It helps if I know the song and then sometimes I can follow. For me this is the biggest thing I have tried to get over!!! I am an "old san Francisco hippy" and love my music!!! So this my friend is my quest!!!! So that's encouraging... love to all. Ken PS I've included a pic from the school of a kd with a cochlear implant...not a fashion statement but she does well.

... and what he didn't understand, we just smiled and said "si"!! The work was hard and quite primative at times!!! We mixed cement on the ground in piles we called volcanos!! I dug holes in the ground to sink in the wall supports!! Each hole took about 70 minutes to dig!! that is if the hole you chose to dig was nice to you or not!! One time I dug 2 holes to Tim's one hole he picked right ...

Von Montezuma aus ging die Fahrt weiter in Richtung der Halbinsel Osa im Suedwesten des Landes kurz vor der Panamaischen Grenze. Hierzu musste eine groessere Strecke zurueckgelegt werden, die an einem Tag nicht zu schaffen war. Zunaechst mussten wir die Halbinsel Nicoya verlassen. Um nicht einen grossen Umweg auf dem Landweg zu fahren, entschlossen wir uns fuer die Faehrverbindung von Paquera nach Punta Arenas. Wir erreichten die Faehre ...

... en forma rápida a un valle y nos quedamos a pasar la noche en un pueblo llamado San Isidro de El General. Nos hospedamos en el Hotel Iguazú (20 dól.) y salimos a caminar un rato. Yo (Claudio) aproveché para cortarme el pelo, observen las fotos! (Además, alguien ya me comentó que debía afeitarme más seguido y no fue Cecilia). La peluquera nos comentó de una parrillada Argentina justo a la vuelta, así que fuimos a cenar. Allí conocimos a Franco, el Dueño y cenamos una rica parrillada con ...