Even though Mark and I knew we needed to move on from Tamarindo deep down we could have happily stayed there until we were due to go to New York! We had hoped to catch one of the first buses down the road but were given the wrong time and so had to wait another 2 hours...this was spent by the pool! When we went to catch the next bus it seemed to take forever and 2 beers later we were pretty sure we had been given the wrong timetable for the entire day! "TAXI...

After a disappointing stay in San Jose, Mark and I were keen to get back to the coast and hopeful that the Pacific side would bring much nicer weather. It was sad to finally farewell Kate and Jane as they planned to move on to Mexico. Saying goodbye meant our trip was nearing the end...very scary, but also exciting. Mark and I caught a bus to Tamarindo, via Liberia, at 11.30 and arrived at about 6pm. This bus arrival time was always a favourite, bang in the midd...

We arrived in San Jose tired and wet from the long bus ride but also disappointed we weren't actually in Tortuguero where we were supposed to be. We were hoping to go to Tortuguero to see the turtles lay their eggs on the beach as well as do a canal ride to spot sloths, crocodiles and toucans! It also didn't help that San Jose wasn't the prettiest place in the world and we knew there wasn't much to see here. This could only mean one thing...time to regroup...and,...

Mark and I had a very easy night bus ride through Panama to the border of Costa Rica. We got there very early and it was wet so we decided to find a cafe and have some breakfast whilst we waited for the border to open. We had to cross the border in the rain and scale this wooden bridge across a raging river whilst trying to avoid the truck coming at us the other way! Fortunately, when we got to the other side the rubber stamping was quick and we only had to wait...

Our flight from Cartagena to Panama City was due to depart at 7.42am and so we were up very early to get to the airport. This only takes 15 mins in a cab and its a fairly small airport to navigate. When we checked in the ground staff were very concerned that we didn´t have any booked onward transportation from Panama and you could tell they must get some grief from Panama customs for letting people through on one-way tickets. After some controlled arguing they l...