At 7:30am on the morning of 3rd December, we’re met at the hotel by a bus alongside 16 others eagerly awaiting its arrival. Rudy, the driver, is a larger than life local ‘fixer’ who is transporting us to Punterenas, a Costa Rican port on the Pacific coast. It’s a long and circuitous journey - the … Continue reading Treasure Island
Our last few days on mainland Costa Rica are spend at Manuel Antonio National Park. A couple of comments from Arlet suggested this would be much more touristy than Corcovada, and she didn’t seem too excited. When we arrived however, despite the usual clutter of wee souvenier tat shops and touristy restaurants, we were pleasantly … Continue reading Manuel Antonio National Park
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
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
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
