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…
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2013 trip to Costa Rica with International Horizons
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…
In Search of the Blue Morpho
We leave for Costa Rica in five days. In preparation, I spent an evening listening to ZBS Productions audiocast of Jack Flanders’ latest adventure, set in Costa Rica, titled “Dreams of the Blue Morpho” (details of the recording are available at The ZBS Foundation). Once we get settled in to our hotel in San Jose…