The day started (as usual) early as the Hunts loaded their car and headed out to their flight to Portland. Then it was time for food (and coffee!). Leaving J and S behind the four of us headed down to the restaurant.Service was on “island time” so we had time to walk on the beach […]
(With apologies to Bill Bryson) Today was waterfall hike day.We (8 of us – Chris stayed behind with still sick Spencer) loaded up a van and headed across country up into the hills to Tenorio Volcano National park Along the way one of our number succumbed to the driving style of the Formula 1 driver
From their blurb:“Diamante is known for its exciting Zip Line course featuring the longest dual action zip line in the country and is home to a renowned Animal Sanctuary and one of the most beautiful Wildlife Education Centers in Costa Rica.” Zip lines, Animal Sanctuary, Beach; What’s not to love? So we presented ourselves at
Back in the saddle again – early wake up, breakfast, meet the tour guide at 7:00, board the van, on the road. This morning’s tour was a rather sedate float on the Río Peñas Blancas (White Rock River). It was a great float. The river is not unlike the Boise, except that there are no
We actually got to sleep in today.Which isn’t really saying very much, considering our “early to bed / early to rise” schedule. After breakfast we gathered in the grandparents’ room to exchange a few presents to mark the occasion. The morning passed in peace and tranquility and the joy of family gathered.Which left the afternoon
Adventure sure starts early in these parts.OK, I know, there’s a reason for that, but this early to bed / early to rise foolishness isn’t my idea of a vacation.Of course starting the day with a 16 mile bike ride, in the rain, isn’t either – and I volunteered for that. When our shuttle picked
It was an early day, again! We were up same time as yesterday and off to breakfast.Breakfast over we were back to the room to finish packing before heading down to the office to checkout and meet our van for the three-stage trip to Arenal. Stage 1 – Over the mountainThe van picked us up,
As noted in the Day 04 post, there are too many zip-line photos to include in a normal post, so this is specifically those shots. Enjoy. GROUP SHOTS Of Course, it wasn’t all fun and games. Most of the time we had to walk (climb) between stations. It turned out to be a rather productive
Today was an early day. We were up before 6:00 (Really? On a vacation?) and down to the breakfast cafe. A bit of background here. El Establo is built on a hillside – stretching just over 1,000 meters from the base (the breakfast cafe) to the top (unit #9). We are in unit #7 (the
Today was a transfer day. We met Chris, Kim, and Spencer along with Jen and Asher and started with a bit of breakfast (back at the mall). Then it was back to the room to pack before checking out and meeting the 10:00 shuttle that Kim had reserved to take us from San Jose up