Stories From Costa Rica

Off to Costa Rica! It was still dark when we hopped on the 6 AM bus from the town of Boquete to the regional capital of David. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to drink coffee. (Coffee is

It rains a lot in the rainy season. Go figure! San Jose is a lively town. The large pedestrian-only area in the center of town is great place to drink coffee and people watch. Some neighbor

We arrived in La Fortuna in the afternoon. It's a small town that has become popular with tourists since it's neighboring volcano, Arenal, erupted in 1968 and now has lava flowing down its sides daily

This morning we decided to take "The Safari Float" - a river rafting and jungle trek trip. After a walk to the bank in heavy mud, we dropped our boat at a point in the Penas Blancas River

I can't believe I'm 30! It seems like only yesterday I was 29. Oh yeah, I was. On my birthday we are traveling through the beautiful Costa Rican country-side on our way to hike the Santa Elena rainfor

We took a morning hike to Santa Elena's Butterfly Garden. What a wonderful walk. Clear blue mountain skies during the rainy season must be appreciated! The guided tour of the garden started

We started the morning on a 6:15 bus/taxi to the Reserva Santa Elena. The Santa Elena cloud forest reserve offers over 12 km of trails winding through dense Costa Rican rainforest, complet

We are in San Jose again before we head back to Panama. Costa Rica is truly a beautiful country. Tomorrow we head to Cerro Punta, a town on the edge of a rain forest in Panama. We will meet our frie