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...
Category - Vacation
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...
The zero day: departure. Scramble to get the kids from school, iPie in the car, and USAirport Parking shuttle. Then it starts: there’s a problem with our reservations. I’d forgotten airline tickets need to match...