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- Friday, December 22, 2017
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 3,323 ft
Costa RicaGuachipelín9°56’43” N 84°9’13” W
Day 1, Arrival San Jose, Costa Rica
December 22, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
It was a long day with not much happening. The five of us, Mom, TJ, Vienne, Tommy and I left the house at 2am for the Detroit airport. Theres a picture of our parking ramp area so I don't forget whereRead more
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- Day 1
- Saturday, December 23, 2017 at 8:00 AM
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 2,651 ft
- Costa RicaZoo Ave10°0’45” N 84°16’31” W
Day 2
December 23, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Animal rescue, zooave
We are about 10 degrees North of Equator in tropic of cancer. Costa Rica is smaller than Lake Michigan.
Today is 98 degrees, just past summer solstice so sun is directly aboveRead more
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- Day 1
- Saturday, December 23, 2017 at 11:00 AM
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 2,671 ft
- Costa RicaZoo Ave10°0’44” N 84°16’32” W
Day2 cont
December 23, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Animal rescue, zooave
A sloth! But not very close. And yes, that spider is real, not an exhibit *shivers*
We are about 10 degrees North of Equator in tropic of cancer. Costa Rica is smaller than LakeRead more
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- Day 1
- Saturday, December 23, 2017
- ⛅ 75 °F
- Altitude: 4,557 ft
- Costa RicaSan Luis10°5’55” N 84°12’43” W
Day 2, Doka Coffee Plantation
December 23, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Doka coffee tour.
Seedlings sprout after 2 months. They are called "little soldiers" because they have a bean on top that looks like a helmet. After 1 year they are planted and after 4 years you canRead more
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- Day 1
- Saturday, December 23, 2017
- ⛅ 75 °F
- Altitude: 4,531 ft
- Costa RicaSan Luis10°5’54” N 84°12’45” W
Day 2 cont, coffee plantation
December 23, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
The coffee fruit is removed and used for compost. There are 1 to 3 beans in each fruit. If there is only 1 bean in a pod it is called a peaberry. For the peaberry, all the genetic flavor profilesRead more
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- Day 1
- Saturday, December 23, 2017
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: 5,702 ft
- Costa RicaZarcero10°11’4” N 84°23’29” W
Day 2, Zarcero
December 23, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
We stopped in a small town in the mountains called Zarcero. The town is named after the Sassparilla root that is grown and exported for root beer.
There is a beautiful church here and famousRead more
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- Day 2
- Sunday, December 24, 2017 at 10:00 AM
- ☀️ 88 °F
- Altitude: 121 ft
- Costa RicaLos Chiles Airport11°1’47” N 84°43’11” W
Day 3, River Cruise
December 24, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Stopping in Los Chiles near border of Nicaragua for a boat trip on the Rio Frio. We can cross over the border without papers, but can't go far.
Saw a beautiful kingfisher bird, lots of snakeRead more
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- Day 2
- Sunday, December 24, 2017 at 11:00 AM
- ☀️ 88 °F
- Altitude: 171 ft
NicaraguaMunicipio de San Carlos11°2’56” N 84°44’40” W
Day 4, River Cruise cont
December 24, 2017 in Nicaragua ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Further up the river here is Nicaragua. Tommy got a text from Verizon welcoming him to another country. Had to log it here also, just to make it official!! We didn't travel as far as this map says,Read more
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- Day 2
- Sunday, December 24, 2017 at 6:00 PM
- ☀️ 88 °F
- Altitude: 1,276 ft
- Costa RicaPalma10°28’59” N 84°40’50” W
Day 3, Arenal Hot Springs
December 24, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
In Fortuna, under the view of the Arenal volcano, we visited the Baldi hotel and spa. Different level pools run down the mountain. The hottest water comes from the top "waterfall" and cools as itRead more
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- Day 3
- Monday, December 25, 2017 at 11:00 AM
- 🌙 -2 °F
- Altitude: 1,969 ft
- Costa RicaPueblo Nuevo10°29’15” N 84°45’15” W
Day 4, Hanging Bridges
December 25, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌙 -2 °F
We visited the Mistico hanging bridges park and spent 2 hours hiking through the rainforest and crossing high over the forest floor. The first bridge was scary, but after that I was mostly worried IRead more
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- Day 3
- Monday, December 25, 2017 at 1:00 PM
- ☁️ 66 °F
- Altitude: 1,969 ft
- Costa RicaPueblo Nuevo10°29’15” N 84°45’15” W
Day 4, Hanging Bridges cont
December 25, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
We saw a sloth, parrots, and a poisonous eyelash viper!! They are small, but deadly!
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- Day 3
- Monday, December 25, 2017 at 4:00 PM
- ☀️ 88 °F
- Altitude: 26 ft
- Costa RicaMarino Las Baulas National Park10°20’8” N 85°50’50” W
Day 4, Turtle Park
December 25, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
We visited a center that is working to protect the leatherback turtles. The Caravan tour operation donates a portion of our costs to support these research and conservation efforts.
The 2 researchersRead more
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at 2:00 PM
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 33 ft
- Costa RicaRío Congo10°14’43” N 85°50’43” W
Day 5, JW Marriott, Guanacaste
December 26, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Today was all about relaxing! We have had amazing buffet meals, swimming in a beautiful pool, a massage (so needed that!), and scouring tide pools for critters.
Infinity pool, driftwood, sunrise,Read more
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 6:00 AM
- ☁️ 39 °F
- Altitude: 52 ft
- Costa RicaRío Congo10°14’47” N 85°50’44” W
Day 6, morning
December 27, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☁️ 39 °F
Say goodbye to Marriott Resort. I won't miss those giant grasshoppers. They were 8 inches long and flew all over the place, Ewww!!
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 2:00 PM
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Altitude: 26 ft
- Costa RicaPunta Mala9°46’47” N 84°37’38” W
Day 6, ice cream and crocodiles
December 27, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Stopped for ice cream at Monteverde Cooperative (first pic) founded by American Quakers. Left behind one of the teens from our bus. We didn't even go back to get him!!
Don't worry, another bus withRead more
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- Day 6
- Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 6:00 AM
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- Costa RicaPlaya Espadilla Sur9°23’25” N 84°8’45” W
Day 6/7, San Bada hotel
December 28, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
There was a rooftop bar that we relaxed at while watching the most amazing sunset! We were told we might get some good sightings of birds in the morning so we went back early. Instead of birds we hadRead more
Linda Kohl
Did the monkeys "attack" you on the beach? they did when we were there. Maybe that's why you hung bags in the trees earlier.
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- Day 6
- Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 8:00 AM
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 20 ft
- Costa RicaPlaya Gemelas9°22’53” N 84°8’43” W
Day 7, Manuel Antonio National Park
December 28, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
An early morning hike through the rainforest to 2 of the most beautiful beaches complete with more Capuchins!
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- Day 6
- Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 8:30 AM
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 69 ft
- Costa RicaBahía Manuel Antonio9°22’51” N 84°8’49” W
Day 7, Manuel Antonio - Beach 2
December 28, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
The other side of the peninsula had calmer waves, but my poor mom still got rolled in the sand by them! She wasn't even knee deep, but she couldn't get back up!
Also, a pic of the hotel "lifeguard".Read more
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- Day 6
- Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 1:00 PM
- 🌙 63 °F
- Altitude: 374 ft
- Costa RicaQuebrada Bureo9°23’57” N 84°9’1” W
Day 7, Aerial Tram
December 28, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ 🌙 63 °F
I'm not exectly sure where the tram was located, but it was a relaxing ride in a ski-lift type gondola through the forest canopy. Our guide was not very happy with the two adult children (husbands)Read more
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- Day 6
- Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 10:00 PM
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitude: 3,799 ft
- Costa RicaSan José9°55’39” N 84°5’22” W
Day 8, goodbye
December 28, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Just a little shout-out to all the friends and families we met on this trip. You were all terrific! Thanks to Clarence, our guide, and Lolly, the best driver I have ever seen! The 28th was hisRead more
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- Day 7
- Friday, December 29, 2017
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Altitude: 3,786 ft
- Costa RicaSan José9°55’41” N 84°5’27” W
Sloth sightings
December 29, 2017 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
In honor of my running group..
Team Sloth
We'll get there when we get there!
Linda KohlWhat a wonderful idea on how to find your car days later. Hope the weather is great. Say hi to your mom; I miss her. Now, if only you'd post more pictures :(
Linda KohlDecided to re-post this after I read your LV response:
Linda KohlOH, I get it. You're going to do what I did. I don't blame you waiting til the trip is over to post. I needed 3 weeks after the trip to get my act together. And, besides, who wants to take time away from the vacay to write up notes instead of enjoying yourself.
TravelerLove the pic from the plane! Miss you!