We’re met after breakfast by Alberto, a local guide who is going to take us into our first National Park. Corcovado is on the Osa Peninsular, and is one of few untouched rainforest wildernesses; we’re told hosting more biodiversity by size than any other region on Earth. We board a small local boat and make … Continue reading Days 3 & 4 – Corcovado
Month: November 2022
Day two – Drake Bay
We’re up early today. Actually, we’re up early every day. Near the Equator, the only seasons are rainy and dry, and sunrise and sunset barely changes. As a result, people align their days around the sun. It rises at around 5am, and so do we. At dawn, we make our way over the mountains, up … Continue reading Day two – Drake Bay
Day one – Coffee
After a night’s ‘sleep’ in the ropey hotel (an intermittent scream from the dodgy pipework providing a night-long lullaby), we went for a short walking tour of San Jose, a city of 1m people, in a country of only 5.5m. Being a Sunday, much of the city was closed, although the main street was being … Continue reading Day one – Coffee
Welcome to Costa Rica
Like the rest of the globe, travel has largely been on hold since early 2020. While we’ve been lucky enough to get away a few times since then, our destinations have been westernised, sanitised and with limited adventure. Today however, we arrived in Costa Rica, a destination that’s long been on our bucket list. Sandwiched … Continue reading Welcome to Costa Rica
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