Costa Rica....Reflections

Vanessa making the most of it on Cocles Beach, Costa Rica

Rain. Not short sharp tropical showers. Relentless, torrential rain.

We walked for hours…..in the rain. We cycled for miles……in the rain.

However, it remained about 30C so it was never cold and it prevented us from spending much money, particularly as Costa Rica was never going to be much more than a passage for us as its by far the most expensive Central American country so we could never really justify spending much time there. Saying that, it was nowhere near as expensive as we thought.

Costa Rica is a lush, tropical, beautiful place and Puerto Viejo, our final stop for the last few days highlighted that. However, the new camera and walking boots didn’t get to see much of it in our short, damp stay there but we went for it in the couple of hours of sunshine that we did have.

DAYS SPENT:   8

TRANSPORT:  1 coach, 2 taxis, 2 local buses, 1 shuttle bus

NUMBER OF PLACES WE STAYED:  5 (1 backpackers, 2 guesthouses, 2 hotels )

ITEMS LOST/BROKEN:  none

FAVOURITE EATERY:  Flip Flops in Puerto Vieja

WILDLIFE SPOTTED:  sloths, white faced monkeys, snake, iguana, mangy dogs

TOURS TAKEN:  none

BEST VALUE FOR MONEY:  The rain. It stopped us from spending very much.