Month: June 2013
A Swim With Turtles
It’s Sunday, and we’ve booked a boat tour with Mike. Mike does fishing tours and scuba tours, but we’ve asked for his turtle tour, and he’s guaranteed us that we can see some of those Olive Ridley turtles… Read More
A Day of Protests
We had what we thought was a 4-hour trip ahead of us. We were leaving the Sloth Sanctuary just south of Limon and driving into San Jose for a very important task. Boo and her friend Ann were… Read More
The Sloth Sanctuary
I can’t recall how we discovered the Too Cute Sloth series of Animal Planet videos last year, but once we saw them, Camille was smitten. We watched them over and over, marveling at how adorable and silly and… Read More
Arenal Volcano
Camille is a volcano aficionado, so we knew a volcano visit had to be on our agenda. Arenal is one of Costa Rica’s many active volcanoes; until recently, you could see near-constant lava flows down her sides. The… Read More
A Craft Beer Quest
When we went to Tamarindo for groceries, we stopped to eat lunch at Witch’s Rock Surf Camp. There on the table was an advertisement for their sister property, the Volcano Brewing Company Microbrewery and Hotel. It immediately caught… Read More
Meeting The Not-So-Locals
Finally on Monday we decided to venture out for gasoline, this time driving in the opposite direction to the seaside town of Nosara, which only recently got its first gas station. We were eager to give them some… Read More
Hold Your Horses
What do you say to a runaway horse in a foreign country? I tried it all. “Whoa.” “Despacio.” “Alto.” I pulled back on the reins. When all those failed, I held on for dear life. A horseback ride… Read More
Letter to Camille: 83 Months
My sweet girl. My Costa Rican pipa. What adventures we have had this month, and are still having!! First of all, this was the month all your Jedi dreams came true. Disney World’s Hollywood Studios hosts a series… Read More
