Penas Blancas border crossing by car
On 14th October 2018 we hit the Penas Blancas border crossing by car. This was a Costa Rican car in my name. We were a bit nervous about this border crossing, as we had heard it is a rather difficult…
Arribada in Ostional
I adore sea turtles! If reïncarnation exists, I’m pretty sure I must have been a sea turtle in a previous life. I can relate to so many characteristics associated with sea turtles. I even carry a sea turtle with me…
Surfing with Mauï
It was a sunny afternoon on an almost deserted beach that could only be reached by an half hour hike through the first national park of Costa Rica, founded by a man who gave his life in protecting this area…
Costa Rican Independence Day
15 september: Independence day in Costa Rica. We heard from Brad and Tara, the owners of the wonderful Villa’s Hermosas where we are staying, that there was going to be a parade in Cobano, the main city around here, just…
An open door into a new life
It is a steep loose gravel jungle road up the hill to get to our next destination. Fortunately the descriptions are very accurate, because without them we probably would have been lost in the jungle high up in Dominicalito. We…
Walking the crater of Volcan Irazu
One of the first days in Costa Rica we decided to climb (or rather drive) to the top of the highest active volcano in the country: Irazu. Views from the top can be spectacular they say. On a very rare…
Buying a Costa Rican car
One of the main reasons to start our journey in Costa Rica was the ease of buying our own car here. Our first plans were to drive from Panama to Mexico or vice versa. That meant we would have to…
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