Hi Everyone! Just a quick message to say ive arrived at the Sloth rescue centre safely. Everything looks great and there 4 other british volunteers here already. Ive helped out with my first sloth feed and its a very early start tomorrow! Hope you like the pictures, I will upload some more from Manuel Antonio and the Spanish school soon. Ali x

My picture for this blog is just after completing my PADI scuba diver course and Im happy to say it all went well and Im very much looking forward to trying some more diving in Thailand. On my first day out on the boat I was seasick for the first time ever (on my birthday as well!), i think from having to set up my scuba gear while we were travelling to the dive site in rougher seas than usual. I was luckily fine once I was under the water, although sick again ...

Good Evening Everyone! My tour has now ended and I've had an early birthday partly with the group including cake and a lot of Pina Coladas! It was very strange leaving everyone behind and carrying my backpack as it should be for the first time was an experience in itself! I'm now settled in at the Wide Mouth Frog hostel in Quepos which has a pool, free breakfast and internet. I've been attempting to save some money after all those activities last week and h...

I´ve been in Monteverde for a couple of days now, we are staying in a great hotel called Rustic Lodge and my room is made out of all different types of wood and has a view towards the cloud forest. We are higher up here so its cold enough to be wearing a fleece all of the time and has been raining on and off for the past few days. I´ve been trying out lots of activities and started off with having a go at white water rafting for the first time, on the Balsa ...

A few days catch up.... We left Puerto Viejo on friday and travelled by riverboat for 4 hours to Tortuguero. On the way we were able to spot crocodiles, iguanas, monkeys and lots of birds and butterflys. We stopped off for another traditional lunch with rice, beans and plantain (which are served up at every meal!) at a riverside restaurant along the way which could only be reached by boat. Tortuguero beach is a protected turtle nesting site but as its not t...