Middle-aged flash packers

Overnight visit to Sirena Ranger Station Before we came to Costa Rica we booked an overnight stay at Sirena Ranger station to experience Corcovado rainforest at every time of day and hopefully see rainforest wildlife in its natural habitat. We got up at silly o’clock as it is a 1 and a half hour boat…

Today was a beautiful sunny day, so obviously some beach time was required. My desire to eat organically and use organic products does extend to sun cream and I brought several different types with me. The first we tried made us look as though we were going to a Halloween party – White ghouls with…

Today we decided to try again to reach the waterfall. We told each other we wouldn’t dawdle so much or get lost. Really we should have set off a lot earlier but we’re not early risers and we do like a chat with our fellow travellers at breakfast. Our unfaithful mutts hooked up with another…

Uneventful flight to San Jose. Both Steve and I apprehensive about collecting the hire car and driving in CR. Steve worried about the state of the roads, my concerns were being pulled over and mugged. There is a lot written about both of these, and on top of the usual stress of driving on a…

Left the cold and snowy climes of Heathrow and arrived in Miami on 4 Feb. Good flight with AA – on time, plenty of films to watch and most importantly, tasty wine. Miami airport , not so good. Why is it that every airport in the world never has enough staff working in their immigration…