Costa RicaProvincia de San JoséSan RafaelGuachipelín9°56’43” N 84°9’13” W
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
Costa RicaProvincia de AlajuelaGaritaCuesta ColoradaZoo Ave10°0’45” N 84°16’31” W
Costa RicaProvincia de AlajuelaGaritaCuesta ColoradaZoo Ave10°0’44” N 84°16’32” W
Costa RicaProvincia de AlajuelaSabanillaSan Luis10°5’55” N 84°12’43” W
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
Costa RicaProvincia de AlajuelaSabanillaSan Luis10°5’54” N 84°12’45” W
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
Costa RicaProvincia de AlajuelaZarcero10°11’4” N 84°23’29” W 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
Costa RicaProvincia de AlajuelaLos ChilesLos Chiles Airport11°1’47” N 84°43’11” W
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
NicaraguaDepartamento de Río San JuanMunicipio de San Carlos11°2’56” N 84°44’40” W
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
Costa RicaProvincia de AlajuelaLa FortunaPalma10°28’59” N 84°40’50” W 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
Costa RicaProvincia de AlajuelaLa FortunaPueblo Nuevo10°29’15” N 84°45’15” W 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
Linda Kohl What 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 Kohl Decided to re-post this after I read your LV response:
Linda Kohl OH, 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.
Traveler Love the pic from the plane! Miss you!