Cabinas La Ponderosa Pavones
Pavones beachfront, one mile south of river Pavones, Province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Uvita
... y el vapor de su respiración elevándose como una nuve. Eran fundamentalmente hembras con sus crias. A lo lejos, a bastante distancia pero claramente, vimos a machos saltar fuera del agua y caer pesadamente, levantando mucha agua. Fue emocionante, como en un documental. También vimos una tortuga lora y bastantes delfines, algunos nadaron unos segundos delante de nosotros.
Nos dimos un chapuzón en la Isla Ballenas, donde había cormoranes, pelícanos y ...
Cerro Chirripo - Highest peak in Costa Rica
... will not open until 3am (which by the way is untrue; technically you can go up the mountain at any time of day or night). And so we resolve ourselves to pay an additional $10 each to stay in the refugio. At $25 each, this mountain is putting a dent in the budget!
Since our permit is for tomorrow, we have half a day to chill. We end up taking an afternoon nap next to the soccer field and hiking up to ...
May 1st. Santiago to San Isidro De El General
... stopped, it rained then stopped. It chucks it down for about 5 minutes and then stops instantly. When we left it was a bit foggy so it kept the temperature down but once it cleared the humidity rose again.
The braces from my trousers are rubbing on my burnt shoulders and the Armour in my jacket is making life hell. Once I got all sweaty and sticky it only enhanced the pain.
Got to the border and the ...
Because the bus didnt run to Bahia Drake
... He then free climbed a 50 foot coconut tree, shook off 4 coconuts came down and broke them open. I couldn't really understand what he was saying but we both laughed at each others language barrier and drank coconut water. The 4:00 bus decided to come at 3:30, so the dive master gave me a ride to the Toucan Hotel.
This is a very strange place, not sure what to really think of it at ...
Cam
... beach access and a slightly shorter one returning from the main park entrance which was closer to the action - worth investing 2-3 bucks each way on a taxi.
The Whales Tail, a rocky promontory shaped as described, was supposedly good for snorkelling but trying to get to the outside edge was risky on the large expanse of jagged rock, yet alone trying to enter in all that surge - you would need fins with booties and to be brave or stupid to do ...


