Where to this year? North Dakota? Nebraska? California (yet again)? New Mexico? Mayhaps. Check back in late November!
As Americans, albeit fairly well traveled Americans, one typically goes to another country with vague pre-conceptions of what it will be like even if you’ve been researching and planning a trip for a while (in our case, about 6...
Day Eight. We really enjoyed our adventure and Costa Rica is on our list of candidates for a return trip (perhaps after Belize). Transport to the airport was uneventful. We paid our departure tax, found some breakfast and caught...
Notes: Up early and sighted another, much bigger lizard hanging out by the pool; he took off before I could grab the camera (doh!) Breakfast tacos para desayuno at nuestros casa Packed up the house and gave Dos Perros a final...
Notes: Lizard hanging out in and around the pool Beach day at Playa Hermosa de Uvita; nicest beach we visited all week; the girls bought coconuts and drank the water straight from the shell; Julie bought some handmade bracelets...
Notes Empanadas y bagel breakfast sandwiches from The Baker Bean para desayuno Nacional Parque Manuel Antonio: cool monkeys but very crowded; for more, go here Beach time at Playa Manuel Antonio Soda Lilly para cena, no...
Notes: Walked out of the bedroom this morning just as some sort of lizard ran across the pool; the owner of the house told us “Jesus lizards” like to run across the pool and I guess that was it (not sure what...
Notes: Played on Playa Ballena in the rain with hermit crabs Villa Leonor at Ballena Beach Club para almuerzo; proprietor moved to Uvita from Grand County (it’s a small world after all) A jaunt up the the road to San...
Notes: Breakfast tacos para desayuno a nuestros casa Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge; Capuchin, sloth, zip lines, friendly guides, stay and enjoy the beach (we didn’t, but could have / should have) Los Pescados...
Pick up rental car from National Car Rental Drive to Uvita via Coastal Route: Coastal Route: 3h 15m Rte 27 (tolls for a short section) Rte 34 (Jacó, Manuel Antonio / Quepos, Dominical, Uvita) Read more here: Alternative...