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Costa Rica 2024, February 14- Day 1
This year we flew into the airport in Liberia. We were going to spend some time exploring the northern Pacific side of Costa Rica. While flying in, I could see where our hotel was because I knew it was in a bay with a small island. I wasn’t sure exactly where the border was, but… Continue reading
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Costa Rica 2023, Day 18
Leaving Day Sadly, this was our last morning at Tulemar. After a breakfast of delicious French toast, we went back to the villa to relax and take in the view one last time. I loved everything about this villa, but I really liked this lounge chair. It was made for 2 people, and it had… Continue reading
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Costa Rica 2023, Day 17
Tulemar Resort and Rainmaker Park Today was our last full day in Costa Rica. Oscar was still unavailable, so Jeremias took over as our private tour guide for Rainmaker Park. It was a forty minute drive to get there. When we first arrived, we explored a beautiful pond that was surrounded by a grassy area.… Continue reading
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Costa Rica 2023, Day 15
Tulemar, Manuel Antonio For our first full day at Tulemar, we were supposed to go to Rainmaker park with Oscar as our guide. He had to cancel due to a family emergency, so we decided to spend the day at the resort. We walked up the hill to TuleCafe for breakfast. Mike asked if the… Continue reading
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Costa Rica 2023, Day 10
February 19 Today we went on a hike in Piedras Blancas National Park. We bought our pass at the resort’s front desk and were told to bring it with us. We assumed we would have to show our pass at the park’s ranger station. The trail head was just a short walk up the road.… Continue reading
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Costa Rica 2023, Day 9
February 18 Today we went on two different tours. The first was a daytime rainforest walk through some of the trails on and around the property. We had Kevin as our guide for both and no one else signed up, so we ended up having a private tour. The rainforest here is very lush. We… Continue reading
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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 many… Continue reading
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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 bird… Continue reading
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Costa Rica 2020, March 2, Day 14
Monday, March 2 Today, sadly, was our last full day in Costa Rica. We had two exciting tours planned for today. While waiting for the restaurant to open we walked around and took a few pictures. We started the day with breakfast at TuleCafe. This morning we tried a different egg dish – it was… Continue reading
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Costa Rica 2020, Day 13, March 1
Sunday, March 1 Today we were supposed to be going on an adventure tour to do ziplining and rappelling. A couple of days earlier I received an email asking if we could change our date but being at the end of the trip, it wasn’t possible. We ended up having an unexpected free day but… Continue reading
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Costa Rica 2020, February 29, Day 12
Saturday, February 29 Today we said goodbye to Drake Bay and the Osa Peninsula. We gathered our things and Erik drove us down to the restaurant where we had our breakfast each morning. It is right on the beach so we could wait here for the ferry that would take us back to Sierpe. Again… Continue reading
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Costa Rica 2020, February 28, Day 11
Friday, February 28 This was one of our favourite days. We spent most of the day hiking along the coast towards Corcovado Park. We covered 8 kilometers on the way out but that included all of our stops to explore the beaches and climb over the rocks. The hike back was only 6 kilometers. We… Continue reading
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Costa Rica 2020, February 27, Day 10
Thursday, February 27 After spending five nights at Jaguar’s Jungle, it was time to head to our next destination – Pacheco Cabins in Drake Bay. Drake Bay is a small seaside village that is located at the northern point of the Osa peninsula. It is home to some budget and mid-range hotels as well as… Continue reading
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Costa Rica 2020, February 26, Day 9
Wednesday, February 26 Today would be our second visit to Corcovado Park. This time we were headed to the Padrillo Ranger Station. My original plan was to visit the Padrillo area and to do the Llorona waterfall tour. Unfortunately the latter was the location of some illegal activity, so we were not permitted to visit.… Continue reading
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Costa Rica 2020, February 25, Day 8
Tuesday, February 25 For Mike and I a free day rarely means a lazy day. This was our opportunity to do some exploring on our own. After breakfast we loaded up our packs with water and snacks and set off to explore the trails that lead towards Corcovado park. Being long distance runners, we have… Continue reading
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Costa Rica 2020, February 24, Day 7
Monday, February 24 Today we went on a snorkeling tour to Cano Island (pronounced Can-yo). It’s a small, uninhabited island that is very popular for snorkelling and scuba diving. It’s about 16 km from the shore and it took about 45 minutes to get there. We were very lucky to have the same tour guide… Continue reading
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Costa Rica 2020, February 23, Day 6
Sunday, February 23 I was really excited to finally be going to Corcovado National Park! I had read about all the different types of animals and birds we might see there. The variety of species here is very diverse. It is a pathway between North and South America so there are many animals from both… Continue reading
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Costa Rica 2020, February 22, Day 5
Saturday Osa Peninsula On day five we were picked up by our driver at 8:30 a.m. to take us to the dock in Sierpe. We arranged this through the hotel we stayed at at the end of our vacation – http://tulemar.com. I was most excited to head to the Osa Peninsula and Corcovado Park which… Continue reading
About Me
My name is Cindy Southgate and I love to travel and try new things!
My husband Mike and I love to explore new places and try out new experiences. We prefer warm places so we can escape some of the cold during the winter. (We live in Canada) I love mountains, oceans, wildlife and adventure! Both of us have run numerous marathons and completed at least 2 Ironman races. We have 2 daughters and 4 grandchildren.
