Tues Aug 15 Today is my 30th birthday! And I wasn’t feeling great. Yesterday’s medical ordeal left James and I both exhausted and worn. I felt so much better than yesterday, but still had some pain and discomfort. Javier came around 8am to retrieve the bikes and we said our goodbyes. He wished me a…
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Costa Rica Travel Diary: Day 10
Mon Aug 14 Our day began with James attempting to break the bike lock per Javier’s instructions as there was no extra key. In the end Javier ended up coming over around 9am to break the bike lock himself with the appropriate tools. So we just had one lock for both our bikes. Soon after,…
Costa Rica Travel Diary: Day 9
Sun Aug 13 Today was a rest day with nothing on the schedule. We even slept in (to about 7:30). Originally, we had intended to bike to Playa Negra for a beach day and go for lunch in Los Pargos but around 10am began a torrential downpour. It was a fantastic storm with heavy rain,…
Costa Rica Travel Diary: Day 8
Sat Aug 12 I woke up at 5:20 and actually was out the door by 5:40, determined that today I would finally do some morning yoga on the beach. First I biked to Sunset Point which is a nearby overlook. I laid out my mat here as the ground is flat and the view is…
Costa Rica Travel Diary: Day 7
Fri Aug 11 Today’s breakfast was a bowl of cubed papaya, sliced pitaya (dragon fruit), some yogurt and dark honey drizzled over. This was the honey we bought from yesterday’s stop at the conservation center. It complemented the fruit nicely and added a caramelized richness. We ventured out just before noon. Today would be a…
Costa Rica Travel Diary: Day 4
Tuesday Aug 8 Today I started my morning with a little yoga outside. Afterwards I sliced up some papaya to go with our morning coffee. Then James and I walked to the gringo market, but not to shop. Next door there is a little restaurant called Tata’s. We entered and to my delight we found…
Costa Rica Travel Diary: Day 3
Monday Aug 7 Our second morning in Costa Rica! The sun rises at 5:30 making getting up early pretty easy as daylight floods in. Around 8am we walked to our nearest supermarket, closer than the one we went to yesterday. It’s the “gringo market” where supposedly the prices are higher. And gringo it was! There…
Costa Rica Travel Diary: Day 2
Sunday Aug 6 Woke up just before 6am local time (8am EST). The sun was already up (I think it rises around 5:30) and life was buzzing all around us. After slowly getting up and organizing/ unpacking our things, we went out for a morning stroll and to check out the local shopping options. We…
Costa Rica Travel Diary: Day 1
Saturday Aug 5 Left Miami (FLL) in the morning, arrived in San Jose 3 hours later. Airport was slightly chaotic- passport control was busy but we moved on through, everyone had to pass their luggage through a security check scanning for banned agricultural items (seeds, plants). Upon exiting the airport we were immediately surrounded and…