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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)
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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.

Trip Itinerary:

Below is a day-by-day account of our trip.

DateAgendaFoodLodging
Saturday
04/01/2006
Arrived at SJO only missing one backpack
Meet Mary's Tico Familia
Went out to a Bar in San Jose with Fernando
Airline Food
Rice and Palm Hearts w/ Salad
Mary's Casa de Heredia
Sunday
04/02/2006
Walking tour of Heredia
Rode the bus from San Jose to Puerto Viejo
Check in to Rocking J's and grabbed food
Eggs and Toast
Galletas, Juice and Fruit
Rice and Beans con Pollo
Rocking J's
Monday
04/03/2006
Rented Bikes
Drank Guaro and went to a Reggae Bar on the beach
Fruit
Gallo Pinto
Thai Chicken
Rocking J's
Tuesday
04/04/2006
Bike 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 God
Agapi Bed & Breakfast
Wednesday
04/05/2006
Breakfast with Buddha at Bread and Chocolate
Surfing lessons with John of Aventuras Bravas
Rode the bus from Puerto Viejo to Cahuita
Juevos Rancheros
Fruit and Galletas
Miss Edith's Special Chicken
Spencer's Beachside Cabinas
Thursday
04/06/2006
Hike through the jungle in Cahuita National ParkGallo Pinto
Jungle Sandwiches
Casado con Pollo
Spencer's Beachside Cabinas
Friday
04/07/2006
Watched 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 Ocean
Gallo Pinto and Fruit
Comida Tipico de Yami
Cheeseburger and Quesedilla
Manakim Lodge
Saturday
04/08/2006
Zipline Canopy Tour in the Mountains
Quaker Ice Cream and walking tour of Monteverde
Hike through the Monteverde Cloud Forest
Gallo Pinto
Ice Cream and Empanadas
Vegetarian Casado and Pizza
Manakim Lodge
Sunday
04/09/2006
Rode the bus to San Jose
Paid our Departure Taxes
Flew back to the USA
Snacks
Casado con Bistec
Airline Food
Arlington, 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.

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Favorite Photos:

We took almost 700 Pictures of beautiful Costa Rica. There are several ways to wrap your mind around that many photos:

  1. See the Flickr Calendar and check them out chronologically.
  2. Sort them by day: Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday
  3. View them by tag: Jungles | Mountains | Animals | Clouds | Lodging
  4. Really, the possibilities are endless...

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:

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