Remembering my adventures
March 16-20, 2024 It was a short bus ride from San Jose to Jaco. As with many of our Central American journeys, the bus dropped us off in the middle of nowhere and left us to our own devices. Thankfully, there was a taxi across the street and took us to our guesthouse. It appeared... Continue Reading →
March 12-16, 2024 La Viento The Lonely Planet advised to enter San Jose then to leave quickly as there is nothing to see or do here. I disagree! There was lots to see and do! We took a bus from Monteverde to San Jose. It was pleasant enough ride, as it was a proper coach... Continue Reading →
March 7 - 12, 2024 The road to Monteverde from Tilaran is only 38 km, but it took us 3 hours to get there. It is higher in the mountains and the road is constant curves and switchbacks. We have been getting some really nice Airbnb in Costa Rica, for under $65/night. We weren't in... Continue Reading →
February 28 - March 2, 2024 We arrived in Canas and were pleased to see our hotel (yes, we stayed in a hotel) was just a few blocks in front of where the bus dropped us off. Hotel Canas was not ready for us and had us wait over an hour while they prepared our... Continue Reading →
February 23-28, 2024 We arrived in the small town of Bijagua. Some people on the bus let us know this was our stop. If it weren't for the kindness of strangers, many times we would have totally screwed! A great reminder how we should always treat others. We had to walk a bit to get... Continue Reading →
FEBRUARY 21-23, 2024 We walked our bags down the end of the dead end street where we had originally got dropped off when we got to San Juan del Sur. As luck would have it, a taxi was dropping someone off just a few houses down. He backed up and I asked him how much... Continue Reading →
An Old Lady with a Backpack 