Travels to Manuel Antonio and Quepos
“There is no way I’m falling off the boat” is the mantra I kept repeating in my mind as I walked along the road leading to Quepos. Surely, with the power of positive thinking, I could make it so. Iguana Tours was taking me whitewater rafting down the Savegre River (pronounced “sah-vey-grey”), and I had already decided that I was not getting tossed into the unfamiliar water – no matter what. A deep-rooted aversion to unknown creatures lurking beneath the surface was creeping back into my thoughts, and there was nothing I could do about …
Location: Central Pacific, Manuel Antonio and Quepos »
Activities: Whitewater Rafting & Tubing »
Packing for a flight on Costa Rica’s domestic airlines reminds me of one of those brain teaser puzzles from middle school. I spent three hours last night worrying and juggling numbers, converting kilograms to pounds and measuring my bag’s linear inches again and again, paranoid that I had made a careless mistake or not calibrated my scale properly.
Thankfully, when I got to the Liberia airport everything was fine. I saw many guests check in with bags that could not possibly meet the size restrictions, but it seemed staff were only measuring suitcases that were obviously …
Location: Central Pacific, Manuel Antonio and Quepos »
Activities: ATV Tours »
While planning my trip to Quepos and Manuel Antonio, I was astounded by the sheer volume of things to do and places to see – the possibilities seemed endless. Since I couldn’t manage to do it all in a mere nine days, I was going to enjoy as much as humanly possible. Two and three activities were crammed into each day of my agenda, and I hoped that I could drink enough coffee to keep me awake through it all.
Fortunately, the Costa Rican sun provided more than enough motivation, and I found myself not jumping, …
Location: Central Pacific, Manuel Antonio and Quepos, Recent Trips »
Activities: ATV Tours, Day Spas, Hiking, National Parks & Reserves, Parasailing, Scuba Diving and Snorkeling, Sport Fishing, Waterfall Rappelling, Yoga »
