Day 22 – Costa Rica Today we’re off on an afternoon boat tour. We really wanted to see whales, but after contacting a few of the tour guides, it’s very unlikely to see them at this time of year. I’m glad we checked because some of the prices of ‘whale tours’ were ridiculous, when they can’t promise sightings, and go the same route as other … Continue reading Setting Sail at Sunset
Day 20 – Costa Rica Today we were off to the Manuel Antonio National Park, which had been recommended to us by many. At 6:15am our alarms went off, with blurry eyes we got dressed, had breakfast, and prepped our bag for our guided tour. We were picked up right outside our hotel at 7am. Without realising the journey was only 8 minutes down the … Continue reading Sloths, Monkeys & Cocktails
Day 19 – Costa Rica Today is quite simply a chill day. We have a lie in without feeling guilty that we’re not making the most of travelling. I don’t write the blog, although I love writing, it still takes time to make sure I capture as much detail as possible without boring you to death (also fact checking names and spellings). This will also … Continue reading Beach, Eat, Pool, Repeat
Day 18 – Costa Rica I warn you now, today was not full of adventures, just a minivan and an average supermarket visit. So I give you full permission to skip this diary entry, unless you’re feeling really committed, then feel free to continue reading… But don’t say I didn’t warn you! Up bright and early for our day of travel, bags packed, breakfast had, … Continue reading A day in a minivan
Day 17 – Costa Rica Today we had planned to visit a cloud forest, it’s in the name, the forest is quite literally in the clouds. It was an early wake up at 5:30am, to catch our shuttle at 6:15am in the centre of town. We were advised to go early before it gets busy, as the paths are very narrow. But this was the … Continue reading 50 Shades of Green
Day 16 – Costa Rica For our next activity we were off to visit a coffee, cocoa and sugar cane plantation. It’s a 40 minute walk so we decided to go on foot rather than fork out for a taxi, so off we went. We’ve noticed that there are lots of cats and dogs trotting round the streets, but to our surprise, the majority of … Continue reading Sugar cane, cocoa & coffee creations
Day 15 – Costa Rica Now in our own apartment, Josh made us scrambled eggs on toast for breakfast, with a cuppa tea and coffee. We had a forest tour booked in the afternoon, so we decided to walk round town, Santa Elena, which is situated up in the mountains. There are lots of coffee shops, as the majority of the surrounding towns are filled … Continue reading Flowers, forests and more fun facts
Costa Rica – Day 14 We were up bright and early ready to catch our bus up to Monteverde, a town up on the mountains. My trainers were unfortunately still wet from the river Tour we did the day before, so rather than wearing them or packing them, I decided to put both my sandals and my wet trainers into my dirty laundry bag, to … Continue reading It’s okay to have bad days in paradise
Costa Rica – Day 13 Today we were off to do a River Boat Tour. Josh had his sexy open-toe sandals at the ready, in full preparation for this moment! I on the other hand, had still not come across secure sandals, so as the tourguide pulled up at our hotel, she quite literally gave my white trainers the judgement look. I promised I was … Continue reading Row, row, row the raft…
Day 12 – Costa Rica Today could be the most important day of our travels, because it’s spa day! Josh being the best husband that he is, booked us a day pass for the best natural springs resort in La Fortuna, called, ‘Tabacon’. It had the best reviews and Josh treated us by buying it last year (if the money was spent in another year, … Continue reading Did someone say spa day?
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