Hilton Puntarenas

... , we saw a few spider monkeys in Tortuguero and two white faced monkeys near Puntarenas. We finally arrived at the Doubletree Hilton in Puntarenas at about 5:30pm and were greeted with a warm chocolate chip cookie.  Our rooms are nice, if a bit ...

... us both a spoon and a straw.  It tasted pretty good, but I'm still not sure what it was. Shaun and Yvette went into Puntarenas and took the ferry across to the peninsula for a visit to another beach.  For dinner we went to the specialty seafood ...

Christmas morning in Puntarenas is warm and beautiful.  We had a full day with all the highlights being Costa Rican animals -- monkeys, crocodiles, iguanas, lots of birds and a blowfish. Chico and Andrew picked us up early for the day and we first ...

I'm so lucky to have such awesome friends! After nearly 2 months from home, I was elated to see some of my BFFs! I was talking about their arrival for weeks before they came. I could hardly wait!! They beat me to the hotel, but were out snorkeling when I ...

It was a very early morning wake-up call to get to the airport for a 6:30 flight.  Everything went well along the way.  Erin spent the night at our home so we could go to the airport together.  We met Shaun and Yvette at IAH and had lunch ...

Took Madison on a ferry ride from Puntarenas to the Nikoya Peninsula.  It was a drive to nowhere... we ended up in Jicaral about 30 KM form the ferry..  I had some of the best espresso and cheese cake I had ever had and had even more fun ...

... to Dad in the morning and then fly to San Jose, get my luggage from the baggage claim, find the USAC representative, take a bus to Puntarenas, get to my house, etc.... etc... But I'm not really too nervous. I guess my main worry is how on earth I am ...

Our morning started at a leisurely 8:30am, leaving Puntarenas which was a nice resort in a bad place.  You had to sign a waiver if you wished to leave the Hilton premises. Our first stop today was in Sarchi which is on the way back to San ...

... second night.  I bought their CD and I am listening to it now as I write this on the beach at the Hilton Doubletree resort in Puntarenas.  It is a bit cloudy today or I would probably be inside avoiding the heat. I had been hoping to see ...

This was our second full day in Costa Rica and we planned the longest trip for today.  We headed northeast to see the Arenal Volcano and enjoy the hot springs, but our first stop for today was at a combination Butterfly and Toucan House and gift ...