After a few days of scorching hot weather that left me with a bit of heat stroke and inability to eat (and don’t forget the swollen fingers and toes), we boarded a van-bus and headed to Arenal. The problem with…
To the Carribean side we go
Costa Rican time. Where a bus ride that should have taken 6 hours took 9. Our bus driver moonlights as a high-speed car-racer-auditioning-for-any-action-movies-that-requires-an-unncessary-amount-of-speed. In Costa Rica, buses play chicken with other vehicles. They get to an impass or a bridge…
Welcome to San José
Our first stop in Costa Rica was to explore the capital city of San José. From our hostel, we walked a number of blocks down to head to the main street of the city. From there, we got amazing fruit…