mojacar
7. September 2016 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Halifax
24. November 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Solana's birthday celebrations
13. Dezember 2016 in England ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
We celebrated Solana's 4th birthday at the weekend. She knows that we are going on our "Big Adventure" when she is 4, so not long now - we fly out 5 weeks today!
Stockton-on-Tees
31. Dezember 2016 in England ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
She weighs 13.5kg - how much luggage do you think she can carry?!!! Getting a bit worried about how little stuff we're actually going to be able to carry....
Happy New Year to you all.
No work for 4 months!
13. Januar 2017 in England ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
We enjoyed the cold crisp Winter weather today, before our imminent journey to the Tropics. Me and Solana went for a walk in the park, where we enjoyed making snow angels and breaking ice with sticks.Weiterlesen
Let the adventure begin....
16. Januar 2017 in England ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
We left home today, setting off on our Big Adventure. We have 31kg of luggage in our main bags (less than we thought) and 14.5kg in our day bags (more than we thought!). Solana has carried her 1.6kgWeiterlesen
Safe arrival in Costa Rica
19. Januar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
We arrived safely in Playa Hermosa on the Pacific shore of Costa Rica the night before last, after a long (21 hour) but smooth journey. Staying in a little villa with great swimming pool (which SolanaWeiterlesen
Playa Hermosa, Pacific coast
20. Januar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We enjoyed our couple of days in Playa Hermosa, supposedly recovering from our jet lag. We're all still waking pretty early but that is actually turning out to be an advantage, as early morning is aWeiterlesen
Monteverde cloud forest
21. Januar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We're now in the Monteverde area for a few days. Spent the day today in the Monteverde Cloud Forest reserve, walking the trails, enjoying the views and spotting wildlife (which is actually moreWeiterlesen
Curi-Cancha cloud forest reserve
22. Januar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ -7 °C
We spent today exploring the trails of Curi-Cancha cloud forest reserve. It was fantastic - at least as good as the main Monteverde reserve, if not better. It is at a slightly lower elevation, so wasWeiterlesen
Moving on in Monteverde
23. Januar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Last night we ate again in one of the cheapest and best restaurants in town - this time I had rice without the beans, for a change! This morning we said goodbye to our hotel with coatis on theWeiterlesen
Last day in Monteverde
24. Januar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
We had a relaxed day, wandering the trails of our lodge in Valle Escondido, today. One of our favourite places along the trails was the "hammock garden" - a lovely place to relax, until a 4-year-oldWeiterlesen
Uvita, Pacific coast
26. Januar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Yesterday we moved on from Monteverde to Uvita, on the Southern, Pacific, coast of Costa Rica. The journey took about 5 hours but we saw plenty along the way, including vultures and other birds ofWeiterlesen
Last day on the Pacific coast
27. Januar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
After a shaky start in Uvita and a lack of whales, we had a great day today and have decided that we do like the place after all! This morning we went to Playa Ventanas. We had to drive through aWeiterlesen
Finding the way to San Jose
28. Januar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Today started well but turned out not to be the finest of our trip... We went for an early morning walk and saw lots of birds, including at least 9 new species, bringing our bird species total so farWeiterlesen
Poas volcano
30. Januar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
We left Hotel Mango and drove North through the mountains (on quite a hairy road that Laura, who is doing the driving, took surprisingly calmly!) to Volcan Poas National Park. Undeterred by the signsWeiterlesen
Sarapiqui rainforest
30. Januar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
We had a couple of days (3 nights) staying at Chilamate Rainforest Ecolodge in the Sarapiqui rainforest. The lodge has its own trails, so it was easy to explore the forest on foot. Solana quiteWeiterlesen
Spiders, sloths and sickness
31. Januar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
A bit of a shaky start to the day as Laura was ill in the night with D+V. The first illness of our trip, although I'm sure it won't be our last.... We went on a guided walk and saw green and brownWeiterlesen
Tortuguero
2. Februar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We arrived in Tortuguero on Wednesday. Tortuguero is an isolated place, that can only be reached by boat or air - we opted for the former. This area is the wettest part of Costa Rica - very hot andWeiterlesen
Tortuguero village
2. Februar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
This afternoon we visited Tortuguero village - just across the river from where we're staying. The Caribbean black-sand beach here (see photo) is one of the most important turtle nesting beaches inWeiterlesen
Last day in Tortuguero
3. Februar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Today we got up early and went on a wildlife boat trip at 5:45am. It was worth it as we saw a lot of animals and birds, including more 3-toed sloths (the 2-toed variety has eluded us so far), . HereWeiterlesen
More Tortuguero wildlife
3. Februar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
A few more photos of the Tortuguero wildlife. This really is an amazing place to spot wildlife. We love that Solana is interested in the wildlife too - most of the time (although I will confess thatWeiterlesen
Going Caribbean
5. Februar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We left Tortuguero on Saturday, after finding a hummingbird nest in the hotel grounds that morning – an amazing thing to see. Hummingbirds are tiny, weighing just a few grams each, so I can’tWeiterlesen
Cahuita National Park
6. Februar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Today we had a leisurely breakfast whilst sitting out the rain (we are virtually in the rainforest here, after all I suppose!). Once the sky brightened a bit we ventured out and had a walk in theWeiterlesen
Cahuita
7. Februar 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Another day spent in Cahuita. This is a lovely, friendly and chilled out place to stay - but if you want anything in a hurry, forget it! This place doesn't just work on "Costa Rica time", it works onWeiterlesen























































































































































mg.bigadventureThe Morgan-Gardiners holidaying in Andalucia, getting into practice for our “big adventure” – the sun, sling & Spanish! We now have just a couple of months left to get prepared for our departure in January. Our biggest concern is the realisation that we will have to manage with less luggage for 4 months of travelling than we took to Spain for one week last month!