Costa Rica
Our 2013 family vacation to Costa Rica, the land of Pura Vida.
August 10, 2013 / San José (CR) → Arenal Volcano Inn
As the United flight circled the San Jose airport before landing, it was quite apparent that Costa Rica is green… very, very green. We went through a long but reasonably…
August 11, 2013 / Cano Negro Wildlife Reserve
We were going to Cano Negro on Sunday, our first fullday in Costa Rica. But before that came breakfast in the hotel – and it was such a pleasant surprise…
August 12, 2013 / Arenal Volcano & La Fortuna
On Monday, we went on the Arenal Volcano hike. Arenal Volcano was dormant since 1550s before erupting again in 1968. Since then, the volcano has been active, although today, it…
August 13, 2013 / La Fortuna → Monteverde
Aug 13th – my 50th birthday! The adventure started with an interesting transfer from La Fortuna to Monteverde. A jeep took us from our hotel to the shores of Lake…
August 14, 2013 / Selvatura Park & Monteverde Town
The next day we headed out to Selvatura park for a canopy tour. This trip had two parts – zip line over the canopy and an hour long hike with…
August 15, 2013 / Monteverde → Manuel Antonio
We woke up and wrapped up the packing and got ready for a long 5 hour ride to Manuel Antonio from Monteverde. Los Pinos did not have a restaurant, so…
August 16, 2013 / Manuel Antonio
Friday was our last full day in Costa Rica. After breakfast, we were picked up by Wilbur, our guide for the trip to national park. It was raining and kept…
August 17, 2013 / Farewell, Costa Rica
Saturday, we left bright and early at 5:30 am to SJO airport. It was only a 2 ½ hour ride, but the planners insisted on giving 3 ½ hours to…