So I left Montezuma on a speed boat from the beach in front of the hostel...it was one wet ride. I was however very distracted the whole way there by the guy sitting next to me who had taken his shoes off and had the most revolting LONG LONG big toenails....Alison and Anna, I thought of you, you would have either been in hysterics or vomiting (not sure which one)....I was amazed that someone could be not cut their toenails when they were THAT long...surely they w...

A pretty long day getting to Montezuma from Monteverde, but well worth it. It was certainly good to be back in the sunshine and shed some of those clothes (which were almost walking on their own by now anyway). The minute I arrived in Montezuma I knew I would love it! I was almost dying of heat so I did not check out too many hostels and picked one of the 1st I saw. It was literally ON the beach....what more could I ask for. Well, I probably could ask for a litt...

I caught the Tica bus from Nicaragua to Costa Rica. Heard the border crossing was a bit of a nightmare, so decided to do it the easy way...on an international bus where they handle most the drama for you. It was a long wait at the border, but pretty uneventful. The bus ride was about 10 hours all up I think. I really should not have gone all the way to San Jose but I was not 100% sure about where I should get off and what local buses to catch to get to Monteverde...