Category Archives: Costa Rica

Back on the boat

Posted on March 22, 2010 by steve

The drive from Arenal to the airport took about three hours. Fortunately we were not stuck behind any slow moving traffic on the narrow roads but we did have to wait for a truck having problems on the road for … Continue reading →

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Arenal

Posted on March 21, 2010 by steve

We managed to pack and be off from our accommodation around 8am. The road out of St Helena was again all dirt track but fortunately we didn’t get stuck behind any slow moving vehicles. We eventually stopped for an enjoyable … Continue reading →

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Monteverde Activities

Posted on March 19, 2010 by steve

I’m getting a sense that if it were put to the vote, the majority may go in favour of saying we did a lot yesterday – some would say, perhaps, too much. While our first pickup wasn’t until 10:30, no … Continue reading →

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Monteverde

Posted on March 18, 2010 by steve

We did a good job getting off the boat, over the river in the panga and into the car by 6:30 in the morning. The drive to Monteverde was simple enough although the last 10 miles were along a dirt … Continue reading →

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Puntarenas

Posted on March 17, 2010 by steve

The day started with some underwater searching. A small piece of metal had fallen off one of the saucepans while Helen had been washing it around dawn. We’d sunk a large bottle shortly after thinking that it would make a … Continue reading →

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