Mary and I went on holiday to Costa Rica in 2006 from Saturday, April 1st and returned on Sunday, April 9th. We had an amazing time and traveled all over the country (check out the itinerary below), read some of the stories, see photos or download the videos.
Check out this page for more info about our 2006 trip to Costa Rica. (Last updated on December 22nd, 2006)
If you can't find the info you're looking for, please contact me or post a question to one of the several blog entries.
Below is a day-by-day account of our trip.
Date Agenda Food Lodging Saturday
04/01/2006Arrived at SJO only missing one backpack
Meet Mary's Tico Familia
Went out to a Bar in San Jose with FernandoAirline Food
Rice and Palm Hearts w/ SaladMary's Casa de Heredia Sunday
04/02/2006Walking tour of Heredia
Rode the bus from San Jose to Puerto Viejo
Check in to Rocking J's and grabbed foodEggs and Toast
Galletas, Juice and Fruit
Rice and Beans con PolloRocking J's Monday
04/03/2006Rented Bikes
Drank Guaro and went to a Reggae Bar on the beachFruit
Gallo Pinto
Thai ChickenRocking J's Tuesday
04/04/2006Bike tour of Puerto Viejo
Met Mary's friend, John Wheatly
Stayed at an awesome hotel made of Almond.Gallo Pinto de Soda Be Happy
Pizza and Ice Cream of GodAgapi Bed & Breakfast Wednesday
04/05/2006Breakfast with Buddha at Bread and Chocolate
Surfing lessons with John of Aventuras Bravas
Rode the bus from Puerto Viejo to CahuitaJuevos Rancheros
Fruit and Galletas
Miss Edith's Special ChickenSpencer's Beachside Cabinas Thursday
04/06/2006Hike through the jungle in Cahuita National Park Gallo Pinto
Jungle Sandwiches
Casado con PolloSpencer's Beachside Cabinas Friday
04/07/2006Watched the sunrise over the Carribean Ocean
Rode the bus from Cahuita to San Jose
Rendezvous with my luggage in Heredia
Rode the bus from San Jose to Monte Verde
Watched the sunset over the Pacific OceanGallo Pinto and Fruit
Comida Tipico de Yami
Cheeseburger and QuesedillaManakim Lodge Saturday
04/08/2006Zipline Canopy Tour in the Mountains
Quaker Ice Cream and walking tour of Monteverde
Hike through the Monteverde Cloud ForestGallo Pinto
Ice Cream and Empanadas
Vegetarian Casado and PizzaManakim Lodge Sunday
04/09/2006Rode the bus to San Jose
Paid our Departure Taxes
Flew back to the USASnacks
Casado con Bistec
Airline FoodArlington, VA
Rocking J's is a Hammock Hotel/Hostel and the other nights were in Bed-and-Breakfast type places.
After looking through the menu, I realized there was alot of rice and beans over the week. What can I say? I like the Comida Typico in Costa Rica.
We took almost 700 Pictures of beautiful Costa Rica. There are several ways to wrap your mind around that many photos:
NOTE: There was a little while when these links didn't work, but I recently bought a Flickr Pro account... that means everything will work again!
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Videos of Costa Rican Jungle Animals:
- Crazy Ants
- Ants Marching
- Hermie the Hermit Crab
- Hummingbirds - 1
- Hummingbirds - 2
- Hummingbirds - 3
- Hummingbirds - 4
- Lizard - 1
- Lizard - 2
- Monkey - 1
- Monkey - 2
Footage from our Zipline Canopy Tour:
- Canopy Zipline Tour - 1
- Canopy Zipline Tour - 2
- Canopy Zipline Tour - 3
- Canopy Zipline Tour - 4
- Canopy Zipline Tour - 5
- Canopy Zipline Tour - 6
- Canopy Zipline Tour - 7
Miscellaneous Videos:
Try searching for these uploaded videos that I have from our trip. They are categorized under the Travel Genre.