What to do today I awoke after a good sleep with nothing really planned but couldn’t find Matt. There is a diner just down the road so I headed there thinking he was already up and about. Nope couldn’t find him so I had a nice breakfast then decided I …
This time we are not going to get ripped off crossing a border Matt and I packed all our stuff then headed out. With quick stops at the bank and market we proceeded to barter with all the taxi drivers for a good price to the border. Finally we got one …
Well we survived the night and were both up early to move on. After running a few quick errands we jumped on a bus and headed towards Tamarindo. It’s a beach town on the pacific coast that has seen a huge influx of American tourists. There is a ton of …
Well this day was pretty much a bust. We all woke up at random late times and wandered to the market for food. All of us spent most of the day in various forms of relaxationrecovery. My choice being to lie on the couch with a bag of cereal and gatorade…
A tourist trap is not an ideal location for backpackers on a budget. In Tamarindo there were just too many one week vacationers so the prices were all increased heavily. We decided to head out today and get to Montezuma if we could. It is a little town…
Well our morning started off pretty good as we wandered down to the market for breakfast. After buying a bunch of stuff we headed back to the hostel and cooked a huge breakfast for two bucks each. Following that we switched hostels to one right on the …
Well Costa Rica hasn’t given us the welcome that the other countries did. This morning we woke up to find some of our stuff stolen. Matt lost his shoes and shorts and I lost shorts . Really frusterating to get things stolen that we need. Not a major is…
It’s time to move on again This time our destination is Monteverde. Not the most exciting day as we were on a bus then boat the bus again for the entire day. The road up to Santa Elaina is nice though with sprawling jungle valleys all around. As we got…
Of all the things to do in Monteverde we wanted to see the wildlife the most. So our first day we we were going to explore the town and then head on the night tour which was the best bet to see animals. Matt and I headed up to an art store while the ot…
The bus trip to Lima was uneventful though somewhat tiring I slept for a few hours on and off and awoke around 5.30am to see the beginning of the sun rising over the desert. It had mellowed as was less symmetrical with its cliffs and deep quebradas and…