Central America
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Sloth Sighting at Manuel Antonio National Park
The morning commenced with a trip to 6 Sigma Laboratories in Quepos for the newly required Covid testing. We had initially tried scheduling an appointment at Hospital Metropolitano, but they were booked two…
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Of Covid, Capuchins, and Canopy Tours
One of the less enjoyable elements of traveling these days is navigating all the Covid requirements – both for the country you’re traveling to and the one to which you are returning. The…
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Saturdays are for Surfing!
Saturday morning in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica dawned sunny and warm…and with the scampering of neighborhood monkeys. The boys wanted to do some more surfing, so we hit the beach and secured our…
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Waterfall Sliding and Cliff Jumping in Costa Rica
Another day of stormy forecasts gave way instead to sunny skies, a perfect greeting to our day of adventure! We signed up for the full day Waterfall Tour with Paddle 9 and they…
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Beach Bumming in Manuel Antonio
Sure can’t beat waking up to this view in the morning. We love our Airbnb place perched on the hill overlooking the Pacific coast between Quepos and Manuel Antonio. We spent the bulk…
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Journey to Quepos, Costa Rica
When we asked Daniel where he wanted to go for his graduation trip the only criteria he gave was that it be somewhere with a beach. So when a deal for roundtrip tickets…
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Farewell to Costa Rica
Our final morning we were again feasting on the fare lovingly prepared by “Grandma” at Finca Organica San Luis. In addition to the delectable torte, today’s selection included pesto-filled empanadas and fresh-squeezed fruit…
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Tico Life in Grecia
When we ordered breakfast for today upon arrival at Finca Organica yesterday we weren’t sure what to expect. At 7:30 we walked a few hundred meters down the farm road from our cabin…
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To Grecia via Bajos del Toro
I tried not to gorge myself quite so much at this morning’s buffet breakfast in light of the amount of time I anticipated spending in the car enroute to our next destination. We…
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Exploring Arenal Volcano
An abundance of food awaited us at the resort buffet breakfast this morning. We ate our fill of Pico de Gallo, sausage, eggs, bread, and an assortment of fresh fruits. Our waitress kindly…
