Monthly Archives: March 2010

Monteverde Activities

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

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

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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Playa Curu

We woke to calm seas and very light winds. As our intention was to hike the trails at Curu we again set off early to avoid the eventual midday heat. We did not need to run the genset for the … Continue reading

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Islas Tortugas

There was no wind for our trip from Bahia Herradura to Las Tortugas. This was in contrast to our previous trip north over the Golfo de Nicoya when we had over 30 knot winds. We therefore motored the entire distance. … Continue reading

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