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Category: Costa Rica
2013 trip to Costa Rica with International Horizons
Costa Rica – Day 9 and 10
For our final day in this part of the world the sun came out – finally! Whether to reward us for our perspicacity, or to taunt us for having to leave the next day, it was still sunshine, and blessed warmth. We departed at 6 AM from our mountainside retreat in Monteverde, slowly descending the…
Costa Rica – Day 8
Today it was off even higher into the cloud forest that is Monteverde, this time for a walk through the tree “canopy”, 150 feet about the ground across a series of suspension bridges. On this day the “cloud mist” collaborated with bona fide rain, to make for a pretty squishy walk in the woods. The…
Costa Rica – Day 7
Today was a “repositioning” day, moving from Arenal (still no volcano – it didn’t appear to see us off) to the Pacific side of Costa Rica. Across the Continental Divide, following multiple switchbacks, we slowly made our way to the Monteverde area, arriving at our hotel built into the side of a mountain in mid-afternoon….
Costa Rica – Day 6
Like most of our days so far, Wednesday morning arrived with a steady drizzle and a grey sky. After driving out of Arenal for about 45 minutes, however, the sky began to brighten, and by the tine we reached our destination in the wetlands of Cano Negro, the sky was sunny and the temperature was…
Photos from Cano Negro – Day 6
Text to follow (maybe). Suffice it to say I am a happy camper, capturing these.
Costa Rica Day 5
The trip took a decidedly upward tick today, with much better temperatures (mid 60’s). Still more rain than we would like, but no downpours today. We started the morning with a two hour nature hike through the rainforest, crossing various suspension footbridges in the process (and i didn’t pass out even once!). The highlight of…
Costa Rica Day 4
The river didn’t freeze after all, and neither did we, as we glided (crashed?) our way down 12 miles of the Sarapiqui River. The water was actually quite warm, and we got to sample quite a lot of it as we splashed out way through a series of Class III rapids. Pretty exciting, makes rafting…
Costa Rica – Day 3
The luggage finally arrived, and now we have to change our clothes three times a day to make sure that we really make use of all the stuff we dragged along. Day 3 began with a 7 AM bus departure for the Poas volcano, one of two active volcanoes we expect to visit on this…
Costa Rica Itinerary – 2013
Here is a brief rundown of where we expect to be traveling while in Costa Rica, where we will be staying, and what we plan to do while there. Day 1: Arrival at San Jose. Overnight at www.hotelfleurdelys.com Day 2: San Jose tour by foot and bus. Visits to the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Pre-Columbian…