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Costa Rica, Day 17 and 18

Sunday, February 27 – 28 Today was our last full day in Costa Rica. We decided to have our breakfast delivered to our room to enjoy on our deck. This morning we went kayaking. Our guide picked us up and drove us to a small river where their tour company was located. Once again weContinue reading “Costa Rica, Day 17 and 18”

Costa Rica 2022, Day 16

Saturday, February 26 Today was our second last day. We planned a relaxing day with some time at the beach. This is our favourite resort so spending a day enjoying all it has to offer is mandatory. After breakfast we made our way down to the beach. We were not in a hurry so weContinue reading “Costa Rica 2022, Day 16”

Costa Rica 2022, Day 15

Friday, February 25 Today we returned to Manuel Antonio National Park to explore at our own pace. We reserved our arrival time about a month before our trip. This is one of the national parks that requires a paid reservation. After breakfast we headed up to the reception area and ordered a taxi. Our driverContinue reading “Costa Rica 2022, Day 15”

Costa Rica 2022, Day 14

Thursday, February 24 We had a bit of time this morning because our first tour didn’t start until 10 a.m. We enjoyed our breakfast at TuleCafe and took some pictures of the wildlife we encountered while we walked around the property. We saw a Sloth, a Squirrel Monkey with her baby and a Scarlet Macaw.Continue reading “Costa Rica 2022, Day 14”

Costa Rica 2022, Day 13

Wednesday, February 23 Today we woke up in one of our favourite places – Tulemar resort. https://tulemar.com/Resort. At 6:30 a.m. we headed up to TuleCafe for breakfast. We were disappointed to learn that our favourite breakfast wasn’t on the menu anymore, but all their breakfasts are great. After eating we slowly made our way upContinue reading “Costa Rica 2022, Day 13”

Costa Rica 2022, Day 12

Tuesday, February 22 Today was our last day in Monteverde. We were up early as usual and made our breakfast with a combination of the food supplied in our tree house and leftovers from the fancy breakfast delivered the day before. We packed our bags and drove over to Curi-Cancha reserve where we had aContinue reading “Costa Rica 2022, Day 12”

Costa Rica 2022, Day 11

Monday, February 21 Instead of going out for breakfast today, we ordered in ahead of time. Two women brought us an amazing meal and set it up for us. It included eggs, pancakes, yogurt, granola, hash browns and back bacon. There was so much food we ended up saving a lot of it for theContinue reading “Costa Rica 2022, Day 11”

Costa Rica 2022, Day 10

Sunday, February 20 This morning we headed to a very new location for us – the cloud forest. It would take us about three and a half hours to drive to Monteverde. The roads were fine until we started to head up into the mountains. Here they were not well paved – there were manyContinue reading “Costa Rica 2022, Day 10”

Costa Rica 2022, Day 9

Saturday, February 19 Today was our last full day at Tango Mar. I was feeling energetic so I went for a run on the beach before breakfast. For you Strava users, I became the “local legend” of this beach segment! Mike came with me to take some pictures. After taking some pictures of this LimpkinContinue reading “Costa Rica 2022, Day 9”

Costa Rica 2022, Day 8

Friday, February 18 After our usual breakfast buffet, we went to the front desk to meet our guide for the snorkelling tour to Tortuga Island. We had a couple and their 5 year old daughter joining us. They were in the midst of travelling around the world for 6 months. We all got in aContinue reading “Costa Rica 2022, Day 8”