Travel during the time of COVID
2020年12月31日, コスタリカ ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Early morning wake up to catch 6 am flight. Not quite a ghost town but pretty quiet. Most are complying with requirements and there are those who aren’t. Easy flight to LAX. Long layover. Find anもっと詳しく
Volcano and Ghosts
2021年1月1日, コスタリカ ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Up early to sunny new year! Took awhile to get organized, eat and get the car which was conveniently across the street. Headed around San Jose towards the high country and Vulcan Irazu. Very steep andもっと詳しく
We are in the jungle
2021年1月2日, コスタリカ ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Leisurely morning drinking coffee and watching birds from our deck. Drive through sugar cane fields to get to la Marta wildlife refuge. Though no reservations we were able to enter. Meander up andもっと詳しく
In search of Quetzals
2021年1月3日, コスタリカ ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Though we were close to packing up at set time, a 3 point turn in the mud left us stuck. With the help of our hostess able to free it with only minimal car damage. Head towards Cerro de Muerte, aもっと詳しく
Cloudbridge Reserve
2021年1月4日, コスタリカ ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
After a rainy night the clouds lifted early in the morning. Lovely view of Cerro Chirripo which we will not be hiking to. Instead do a series of loops throughout the park. Start with a short labyrinthもっと詳しく
Coffee baskets?
2021年1月5日, コスタリカ ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Another brilliant blue morning. Head up the mountain for a early am hike. Doug spots a coati on the path. Soon after proceeds to loose part of scope down a steep slope. Maddie and he manage to findもっと詳しく
La Amistad
2021年1月6日, コスタリカ ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Early morning walk through coffee farm yielded many toucan sightings. Though we later learned they are carnivores and eat other birds, they are still very cool looking. Fresh coffee to set us on ourもっと詳しく
Cafe, Los Monos y la playa
2021年1月7日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Before leaving Coffea Diversa, take a tour of their farm and learn about the coffee business. Finish it off with a coffe tasting! Leave our coffee baskets and bounce back down the gravel road. Spot aもっと詳しく
A day at the beach
2021年1月8日, コスタリカ ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Up early for a run. Tide pretty high and sun hit this don’t go far on the beach. Back to the road. It heads up pretty quickly. Figure it will crest soon but end up going up and up a lot! Get to aもっと詳しく
Un dia al playa
2021年1月9日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After last nights rain, wake up to another lovely day. Maddie and I head up the road and hill, this time making it to tiny village and beyond. Spot iguanas and cows and lovely views. Back to the casaもっと詳しく
A lazy day
2021年1月10日, コスタリカ ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Morning beach run though no sign of yesterday’s monkeys. Claim our beach spot and chill. Meander back to the turtle spot but apparently they rest on Sunday. Lovely sunset.
Around the gulf
2021年1月11日, コスタリカ ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Morning beach walk before packing up. Road in is less bumpy as they had done some smoothing of it while we were there. Leisurely drive around the gulf to Puerto Jimenez. Stop for ice cream andもっと詳しく
Into Corcovado
2021年1月12日, コスタリカ ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Very early start (4:30) to meet our guide into the park. Opt for accessing at La Leona though we were in for quite the drive. Watch the stars go down and sun come up. Hit likely the worst road yet forもっと詳しく
A river walk
2021年1月13日, コスタリカ ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Bird watch and listen to monkeys while we have morning coffee. While doug deal with flat tire, Maddie and I head into Bolita, a private park right next to us. At the top of the hill arrive at a veryもっと詳しく
Final beach stay
2021年1月14日, コスタリカ ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Morning hike in Bolita to gotogo point and great view of,the bay. Leave our jungle casita and find a swimming hole. Into town for food and then head north to find our meet up point. Find it and boardもっと詳しく
A kayak trip without devices yields ....
2021年1月15日, コスタリカ ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
...incredible animal sights.
Day was somewhat cloudy which was fine as running out of sunscreen. Attempt to use all 3 kayaks but the older one had a leak. Maddie and I continue on. Pass by first bayもっと詳しく
Kayak take 2
2021年1月16日, コスタリカ ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
After a brief morning swim, take kayaks out again - this time bringing a phone. Maddie and I share a one person kayak making for a tight fit. Spot one ray, a school of fish and some guy painting on aもっと詳しく
Last beach day
2021年1月17日, コスタリカ ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Morning swim in much clearer water. Full sun seems to help. Out for a kayak. See a few rays jump in the distance and chase a pair of dolphins out to sea - though we never quite catch them. Get someもっと詳しく
A sunrise to begin the end
2021年1月18日, コスタリカ ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
After a long night of rain, early am wake up to watch sunrise. Head out on kayaks to get best view. Pack up and get ferried back to the car. Long drive back to San Jose, stopping for a bit at twoもっと詳しく












































































































































































