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Not mad about Monteverde
A very early alarm call saw us arriving at the Monteverde cloud forest at 7am. For the first time in Costa Rica I wore a fleece and a raincoat and it didn’t feel good. We decided to have a guide as I’m now beginning to believe there are no sloths in Costa Rica and they…
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Moving on to Monteverde
Moving on to Monteverde As is always the way, once you listen to people’s stories, what seems irrational suddenly becomes understandable. So it was with the crazy ladies. The list of rules that so irritated me were a reaction to the abuse and misbehaviour of their initial guests. Desiring a laid back, bohemian feel to…
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Cabo Blanco, Santa Theresa
Decided to go to Cabo Blanco nature reserve today. Feeling chilled so had breakfast(nice) , then packed a rucksack and set off. Naively we expected the road to Cabo Blanco to be tarmaced and easy to negotiate. WRONG. In fact, why would we think that? It was terrible , an 8km drive took 45 minutes.…
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Earthquakes and Drive to Santa Theresa
Well today started with an earthquake. I was cleaning my teeth when I heard a noise that sounded like a spin dryer. In fact it was the bed shaking. No damage – shaken but not stirred. By the way it’s a myth that dogs sense an earthquake coming, they all started barking after the tremor,…
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Exploring around playa Samara
Monkeys, crocodiles and river crossings We arrived at Playa Samara yesterday after a long journey from Jaco. Samara Bay is a pleasant, sweeping curve of sand and the little town consists of one Main Street and a couple of side streets. Perfect holiday location if you’ve got young kids but we haven’t so time to…
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Recharging in Jaco
It was a sad morning leaving Drake’s Bay. What a unique and intriguing place it is. Beautiful and full of interesting characters, people untouched by big city “sophistication” , full of optimism and always having time for everyone. I liked it very much. Back to earth with a bump. Arrived at Sierpe to find the…
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Sirena, Corcovado national park
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…
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Sun burn and night tour part 2
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…
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In search of the waterfall part 2
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…
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In search of the waterfall Part 1
Today we decided to follow Emillio’s suggestion and walk a trail from Drakes Bay to the Rio Claro and cross the river to the waterfall. We set off with plenty of water and food and within minutes were accompanied by 3 dogs. They stayed with us the whole day and guarded our bags when we…
Middle-aged flash packers
The ramblings and wanderings of two middle-aged travellers up for adventure
- 2021 – There are no plans. Covid
- About
- Australia/Vietnam Revisited 2025
- Bulgaria – Roses and Trains 2025
- Cabo de Gata 2024
- Costa Rica 2015
- Escape to Italy 2017
- Going round in Circles – Circumnavigating Spain 2021
- Gran Canaria – The Isle of Dogs
- Greece – Pottering The Peloponnese 2021
- Into Africa – 2022
- Into Africa -November/December 2022
- Jordan Jaunts 2023
- Mini adventure in Northern Portugal – 2018
- Mission Triglav – Slovenia, Italy, France 2017
- My blog
- Myanmar and Thailand 2019
- Oman 2019
- Oz Odyssey – Australia, Fiji,Hawaii 2016
- Panama 2023
- Return of the Road Warriors – Europe revisited 2019 Liechenstein, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Germany
- Road Trip to Anywhere – France, Italy, ? 2022
- Roaming the Rhodope – Bulgaria
- Sicily wanderings – on the volcano trail
- Tea, Trains and Temples – A journey around Sri Lanka 2017
- Tenerife 2024
- The Grand Tour – Driving from UK to Turkey and back again 2015
- The Hills are Alive – Austria road trip September 2025
- The Silk Road – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan 2019
- Turkey – 2020
- Wainwrights Lake District UK part 2 2022 March
- Walking the Wainwrights part 1 – Lake District UK 2021
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