Poas Volcano and Sarchi Costa Rica

by Bill Beckelman 6/19/2008 7:00:15 PM
On our final day in Costa Rica, we visited (tried to visit) Poas Volcano which is located about 20 miles from the capital city of San Jose. Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate and the volcano was covered in clouds for all but about one minute while we were there. There are still a couple of ... [More]

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Mangrove Tour - Quepos, Costa Rica

by Bill Beckelman 6/19/2008 6:47:15 PM
Kim and I went on a tour of the mangroves just outside of Quepos with Iguana Tours. If your like me and didn't grow up is Florida or Louisiana, you might not know what mangroves are. Mangroves are trees that are capable of living is brackish water or water that is a mix of fresh and salt water. This... [More]

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Planet Dolphin Tour - Manual Antonio, Costa Rica

by Bill Beckelman 6/19/2008 6:34:48 PM
Kim and I took a tour with Planet Dolphin Tours on one of their catamarans based out of Quepos. Unfortunately we didn't get to see any dolphins on the trip, but still had a good time anyway with the other people on the boat. The meal and drinks were not bad either.  

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Kim's First Surfing Lesson, Manual Antonio Costa Rica

by Bill Beckelman 6/3/2008 7:05:03 PM
Kim was able to take surfing lessons in conjunction with her Spanish language school in Manual Antonio, Costa Rica. Below are the pictures from her first lesson. I think she really enjoyed learning how to surf. She was able to ride a few waves her first time out. Sorry for the bad photos... Kim is a... [More]

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Pictures From Manual Antonio, Costa Rica

by Bill Beckelman 5/19/2008 5:59:40 PM
Below are pictures Kim took during our trip to Manual Antonio. In some of the pictures you get to play find the animal/reptile ;) We saw monkeys, iguanas, chameleons, birds and the three toed sloth all in the wild. The beaches were absolutely amazing as well.  

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Punta Leona, Costa Rica and Crocodile Man Tour

by Bill Beckelman 5/11/2008 7:42:01 AM
Yesterday we went on a tour to see the pacific coast at Punta Leona which is about 2.0 hours from San Jose. As part of the tour, they took us on a river a few miles from the coast where we were able to see many birds as well as crocodiles. Of course they had to feed the crocodiles so it made for som... [More]

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La Paz Waterfall Gardens Costa Rica

by Bill Beckelman 5/10/2008 8:42:57 PM
We took a tour of La Paz Waterfall Gardens yesterday. The gardens have an aviary, serpentarium, butterfly observatory and ranarium as well as five waterfalls with the highest being more than 120 feet. The gardens are located just 1.0 hours from San Jose.  

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White Water Rafting in Costa Rica

by Bill Beckelman 5/8/2008 8:18:33 PM
Today we went rafting on the Pacuare River which is on the Caribbean side of the country. Neither of us had been rafting before. We both loved it though and will certainly look to do it again here as well as back in the states. Our guides, Luis and Sachi from explornatura were great!   [silv... [More]

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San Jose, Capitol of Costa Rica

by Bill Beckelman 5/8/2008 7:55:43 PM
The hotel we are staying in right now in Costa Rica, is just outside the capitol of San Jose. Yesterday we decided to take an afternoon tour of some of the highlights of the city such at the national theater, democracy square, house of the current president and the national museum. We also saw a ton... [More]

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Arenal Volcano and Hot Springs in Costa Rica

by Bill Beckelman 5/7/2008 11:24:00 AM
Yesterday we visited the Arenal Volcano and associated hot springs which are located about 2.5 hours from San Jose via bus. The area at the base of the volcano where the hot springs are located was very beautiful and the springs themselves were great to sit in even though the day was pretty warm. ... [More]

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