Coping with public and private transport since 2001
All good things must come to an end, and this holiday in Costa Rica does so too. We have experienced it all, ranging from tropical beaches, alpine highlands, tropic rainforests, wetlands, the food, the heat, the humidity, the people and most of all the language. Spanish is hard! We would love to go back one day, to further experience the
Continue readingEven though we have already spotted a Quetzal ourselves, we thought it would be nice to just get out early and go together with a guide to see more of them! So, here we are again, at 05:45 in the morning gathered with our gear to go out and find something. Today, we didn’t have to travel far: we found
Continue readingNow, this was an interesting morning! Around 5am, we found out that a bat had inadvertently made its way into our bathroom! When we entered the bathroom, the bat would start flying frantically trying to get out. It came in through an open window, but could not find its way out again. This means that we had to open the
Continue readingYet another day here in beach paradise. The Pacific Coast of Costa Rica is littered with beaches, and with the temperatures reaching well over 30 degrees with high humidity, what better place to be than in the ocean, next to a lovely beach. Not, it unfortunately is not white, but still. 😉 Right after breakfast a pickup shows up to
Continue readingToday, I totally forgot to take pictures! That is a weird thing, as I usually think about that when I’m out and about on holiday. Today is Sunday, and because of the fact that the nearby village hosts the Festival de Ballena all hotels are packed! A lot of Costa Ricans enjoying their weekend over here. The festival is held
Continue readingThis morning was unlike the many ones before it: we slept in! So instead of breakfast at 07:00 we actually only turned up at 08:30, a full hour and a half behind our regular schedule, now that is being on holiday! The drive from Manuel Antonio to Ojochal is actually very short, and the entire length of road is tarred
Continue readingAfter yet another breakfast for champions, this time with fresh fruit and the inevitable Gallo Pinto, our guide Brian arrived to pick us up for a tour inside Manuel Antonio National Park. Yesterday, we negotiated a good price over the phone, and today was the day. We got in our car and followed the guide to the park. After parking
Continue readingToday, we have got a full day of driving ahead of us. From Rincón de la Vieja where we woke up this morning to Manuel Antonio National Park is about 275kms or 4.5 hours of driving. That is long and far, at least for Costa Rican standards! Luckily, the roads are way better than we have previously seen over here.
Continue readingBreakfast today included Gallo Pinto (lucky me!) again, and after having devoured it I felt great. Today was going to be a log day, with us walking the Rincón de la Vieja National Park for most of the day. We started a small 3km track leading past several volcanic active places like fumaroles, mud pools, hot water pools, etcetera. This
Continue reading05:00. The alarm clock sounds, and we know: it is time for us to get out of bed as we have a busy day ahead of us. First, we will be picked up at the hotel at 05:30 for a morning bird watching tour, and after that we’ll have breakfast. The tour takes place not inside the Monteverde Reserve, but
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