Occidental El Tucano And Spa Alajuela

... not on the beach, Herman or Ricardo, in charge of your program in Camaronal, will suggest some activities for you. For example, you could be sent to plant trees or catch Herman’s horses which escape every night! Another activity, really interesting even if hard physically, is the building of a ...

I went to Parque Nacional Volcan Poas today. Great place. Apparently, if you want get a clear view of the volcanoīs crater (clouds obscure the view as the day goes by) you have to arrive right when the park opens at 8:30. Luckily even though I didnīt get there until around 10-11 am, the clouds moved just enough when I was there to get some semi-clear photos and video.

Hasta luego...

... day in PV. Annie and I had wanted to go to Tortuguero but were finding that it was too expensive for what we would actually get to do. We were then looking into snorkling trips but when I asked how it would compare to snorkling in Thailand or Australia the guy thought for a second and then told me that it would be "****". We then asked the boys if they would rather go to Arenal or spend ...

... at the school. My place was in San Pedro, San Jose right off the main road in a cute neighborhood by an elementary school. I lived 2 blocks from 4 sushi restaurants, 10 mins walking to the mall (every fast food you can imagine), and 20 minutes by bus to downtown where I worked. My apartment was a one bedroom old art studio, there were beautiful murals painted on the wall by the artist Miliva. This place felt like home with a cozy garden and wood ...

... the waiting area. We waited together. They were actors (who still have their day jobs) from New York City and visited Arenal up close. We learned enough from our conversation to want to return. The woman was small but when it came time to board the bus, she and Neal (along with everyone else) pushed their way on board and found some good seats. Her husband and I eventually fought our way on board. Neal and I were seated behind them. Since Neal was ...

... on the up side apparently language is no barrier for communicating in hugs (anyone present on my last day of work will now this is definitely something im well versed in) , so im doing alright with the kids. Am also taking intensive (and i mean intensive!) Spanish lessons in the afternoon, so hoping i improve, fast. Anyway more interesting stuff. I'm based at a sort of day-care thing for parents who can not afford normal day care ...

... seats left on that bus, so we had to wait anyway. Shame, but still - at least we had tickets for our bus! Trip took absolutely ages - 6 hours, including almost an hour in two passport checks. Bunch of police standing by the side of the road waved us down twice. First time went quickly but for some reason they checked extra carefully the second time so it took 45 minutes or so. Dead tired by the time we arrived in San Jose and just ...

... our driver was waiting in his van. The guy explained that he worked for tips so I gave him $2 for carrying our bags. We were at the Orquideas Inn in 15 minutes (we stayed there last year as well), checked into our room and then headed to the bar for a few Imperials before calling it a night

... over the river, saw bright red and blue poison arrow frogs, lots of peccaries (which are wild pigs, called "chanchos de monte" by local Ticos), lots of huge spiders pretty butterflies (including the big blue Morpho), and heard howler monkeys (which sound alternately like barking dogs or roaring lions, but are actually rather small), constantly buzzing cicadas, and tropical birdies. But no sign of jaguars, ocelots, pumas, crocodiles, or giant pythons yet. It is so very hot and humid ...