Travels to Central Pacific
Some people bring good weather when they travel, and others don’t. Take my mother for instance, wherever she ventures, it almost always rains. When I travel, on the other hand, lady luck is with me. Similarly, on every underwater adventure I’ve experienced, clear waters prevailed. Unfortunately, my lucky streak ended for the first time in seven months during today’s diving trip.
Energized by the delicious coffee at Condotel Las Cascadas, I was ready to tackle whatever thrills the day had in store. On the schedule was a dive with Oceans Unlimited, one of the country’s premier …
Location: Central Pacific, Manuel Antonio and Quepos »
Activities: Scuba Diving and Snorkeling »
“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 »
