I've had a lovely time at Monteverde although I have finally experienced some of the rainy season I have been expecting all week. My bus left at 6.30am and it was about a 4.5hr bus trip. The reason it takes so long, is the last 30km of the road or so is all dirt so that part of the trip alone takes 2 hrs as it is mainly uphill, fairly narrow and there are some road works taking place. Got to one spot and I thought there was no chance we were going to get around t...

Cahuita - a lovely beach town, with the beach on one side of town having white sand, the other black sand. It was time to relax and enjoy the sunshine. After arriving and using the internet I wandered down to the white sand beach with Ally and enjoyed some people watching, while eating an icecream. Browsed through some shops before enjoying a dip in the hotel pool. Out for dinner to a local restaurant that did Caribbean style meals and had a nice curry and fresh...

I'm so excited...... I have seen female green turtles laying their eggs and I've seen baby turtles escaping their nest and making their way to the ocean. More than I hoped to see. It was amazing. Friday arvo in San Jose I just wandered around the city centre getting my bearings and looking at shops. There was a note from the tour leader of the tour I had booked saying she would be arriving about 6pm and we would hopefully meet for dinner. When she arrived, it t...

Well I finally made it, one day later than expected to Costa Rica, via Nicaragua and Guatemala. What an adventure and one extra stamp for my passport. So, the last few days in Barranquilla and the weather changed. Started to rain and even got a little cooler which was nice. After our lovely day in Cartagena on Sunday, Monday was a very quiet day for us to chill out. Tuesday we decided that in the afternoon we were going to go to the beach, but when the car came ...