A Week in Costa Rica - Marc goes Traveling

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A Week in Costa Rica

Our friends Scot and Karyn suggested that we come to Costa Rica with them and tool around, so we took them up on it. The vacation was organised by Costa Rican Trails, where you get a car and a list of hotels you can stay at. You just drive around, seeing whatever you want to see, and just check in to the hotels you want to stay at on individual nights.

We had a great time, and saw a tonne of cool stuff, including a live erupting volcano. Yeek! We liked the place so much we're already planning our return trip.

6 trip report(s) total. Showing all

		2005-11-20 Getting Started and heading to Arenal
		We started our drive towards Arenal, stopping off at a Waterfall Garden and otherwise having a pleasant drive through the countryside.

		2005-11-21 The Arenal Volcano and the road to Monteverde
		Arenal is a very alive and active volcano. It's kinda spooky. We hiked around there for a while and then got on the road towards the Monteverde cloud forest. We even saw some cute little animals.

		2005-11-22 The Monteverde Cloud Forest
		Despite the bad weather, we hiked around the Monteverde Cloud Forest for 4-5 hours or so, and then hung out in town having a relaxing lunch while a huge storm blew around us.

		2005-11-23 Driving to Tamarindo
		After a hike around our hotel this morning, we drove to Tamarindo on the Nicoyan Peninsula. The drive to the coast was calm, and our hotel was super swanky.

		2005-11-24 The Road to Sámara
		After spending the morning in a sea kayak paddling around estuaries in Tamarindo, we headed to Sámara, another beach town on the coast.

		2005-11-25 Surfing and Heading to San Jose
		All those waves made us want to try our hand at some surfing before we headed back to San Jose for our flight home. We were sad the vacation was over.