Hotel Ecoplaya La Cruz
Bahia Salinas, Plaza Colonial Escazu La Cruz, Province of Guanacaste, 837-126, Costa Rica
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La Cruz
... is a small park in the center as with most Central American towns. It was the week of the local rodeo so there was a small parade at about 8pm with a fire engine, several police cars and cars with girls riding on the hoods.
La Cruz was my first stop where absolutely no one spoke English so it was a good opportunity to butcher more Spanish. The view of the ocean was pretty spectacular but I don't plan on coming ...
The Boys Are Back, The Boys Are Back
... br> We have already used up or otherwise gotten rid of some of the items. But how can we just get rid of my water filter? We will use that next time we go backpacking... And much of this stuff is brand new. Too good to just toss. So we continue to lug the load........ And as long as we stay on the relatively flat coast, it is not really too unmanageable.
Struggling in the heat, eventually we made it to Liberia. ...
Crossing the Border to Costa Rica
... spinning and we expected the wind would clear the sky for a good view of Ometepe's volcano rising from massive lake Nicaragua. We couldn't see it. The island and volcano were obscured by billowy clouds and haze. We followed the shoreline looking out to the dark choppy waters of the lake.
A few km before the border, we found a restaurant and stopped for breakfast while keeping an eye on the rain clouds in anticipation of ...
The Secret
... but when you travel alone, you do.
Why I like Cindy? She was up to date on Jersey Shore. She knew all the characters and did the fist pump! YES! So there....I am in the Pacific. On this boat with strangers and the music is TLC Don't Go Chasen Waterfalls and Cindy from Amsterdam is doing the fist pump! It really is a SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL! I was bummed that I did not have a chance to go out with them after, ...
Road Trippin Costa Rica
... stopping for lunch in Montezuma, a cute hippie town with a gorgeous bay. After lunch we continued North, passing the beautiful beaches of Playa Tambor and Playa Naranjo. Our first overnight destination was to be Samara, so we followed the Golfo de Nicoya before heading west back towards the Pacific Coast and our first stop.
One of the great things about having a car is you can search for your accommodation, instead of trekking it around town with your pack on ...



