Sarah picked me up at my house on October 9th and we drove to Austin to catch our afternoon flight. After checking in and going through security, we got a bite to eat and waited. Our plane was delayed and this concerned us since we had to catch a connecting flight to San Jose out of Dallas. Not to worry! That flight was also delayed for about …

We had breakfast at the hotel which was originally a house and later several houses were connected to it. There was beautiful foliage everywhere and we had breakfast outside on a small patio. (our room had a small patio but we were not able to use it as it rained that morning and the last night we were there) Our breakfast was not only …

I woke up excited and somewhat apprehensive about the upcoming adventure. After all, I was terrified of heights and did not want to chicken out after reaching the waterfall. Well, that was not an option, but it had me a little nervous thinking I might not be up to the challenge. I put on my pants with the zip off legs that dry fast and a t-shirt …

It was daylight at 5:30 each morning and I was always ready to get up and eat breakfast. I had repacked my suitcase the night before and placed my very damp clothes and very wet hiking shoes in plastic bags. After a hearty breakfast of local fruit, scrambled eggs, and, yes rice and beans, we got ready for our horseback ride through the adjacent …

Sarah and I had decided we would spend the day in Puerto Viejo and do some shopping and just relax. It was a Saturday and the streets were crowded. I listened for howler monkeys that morning, but did not hear any. We walked to the restaurant and I drank a cup of hot tea and Sarah drank coffee while we waited for breakfast to be served. We were …

The staff at the restaurant accommodate us with an early breakfast so we could set off on our snorkeling tour. It was very windy. Our driver picked up up at the appointed time and made two more stops, picking up a lady from Canada and a man from Austin, who has a friend living in my hometown. Such a small world! After about a forty minute …

I awoke at four to the screeching of howler monkeys. I kept looking for Tarzan and Cheetah. Our driver was to pick up up at six as we were to raft on the Reventazon River. When we arrived at the base camp to eat breakfast, we found about forty students there ready to raft the Pacuare River, but due to the heavy rains the night before, it was …

I awoke at four. We were being picked up at the hotel at six to be driven to the airport. The concierge at the hotel arranged for our transportation and we paid our departure tax there which made it easier to go through the airport. Alan, our driver, was right on time and he told us he lived near the Poaz volcano and has two boys, 10 and 11, and …