mojacar
 7. september 2016, Spania ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
						Halifax
 24. november 2016, England ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
						Solana's birthday celebrations
 13. desember 2016, 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. desember 2016, 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, 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.Les mer
Let the adventure begin....
 16. januar 2017, 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 1.6kgLes mer
Safe arrival in Costa Rica
 19. januar 2017, 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 SolanaLes mer
Playa Hermosa, Pacific coast
 20. januar 2017, 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 aLes mer
Monteverde cloud forest
 21. januar 2017, 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 moreLes mer
Curi-Cancha cloud forest reserve
 22. januar 2017, 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 wasLes mer
Moving on in Monteverde
 23. januar 2017, 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 theLes mer
Last day in Monteverde
 24. januar 2017, 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-oldLes mer
Uvita, Pacific coast
 26. januar 2017, 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 ofLes mer
Last day on the Pacific coast
 27. januar 2017, 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 aLes mer
Finding the way to San Jose
 28. januar 2017, 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 farLes mer
Poas volcano
 30. januar 2017, 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 signsLes mer
Sarapiqui rainforest
 30. januar 2017, 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 quiteLes mer
Spiders, sloths and sickness
 31. januar 2017, 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 brownLes mer
Tortuguero
 2. februar 2017, 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 andLes mer
Tortuguero village
 2. februar 2017, 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 inLes mer
Last day in Tortuguero
 3. februar 2017, 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), . HereLes mer
More Tortuguero wildlife
 3. februar 2017, 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 thatLes mer
Going Caribbean
 5. februar 2017, 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’tLes mer
Cahuita National Park
 6. februar 2017, 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 theLes mer
Cahuita
 7. februar 2017, 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 onLes mer























































































































































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!