Travels to Nosara
The day began with a friendly game of what I like to call, “how-many- people-can-we-cram-onto-a-60-passenger-bus?” Today, the answer was about 100. This is the Costa Rican public transportation system’s favorite game, and the reason why I always arrive at the station early. People were wedged into the aisle like sardines, all but hanging out windows and sitting on strangers’ laps. To my amazement, everyone was in a surprisingly good mood considering the complete absence of personal space.
Not all public vehicles are like this – but every Liberia-Nicoya bus I have ever traveled on has been. …
Location: Nicoya Peninsula, North Pacific, Nosara »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Pacific Beaches, Private Parks & Reserves, Sunsets »
I had a tour scheduled for this morning. I was supposed to go kayaking in the Nosara Biological Reserve, but my guide never showed up. This is not the norm for guided tours. Usually, tours are led by professional guides and executed in a rather timely manner. I was just unlucky today.
Instead, I use my morning to walk down the beach to the section of Ostional National Wildlife Refuge that is here at Playa Guiones. There is a public beach access, trash receptacles and the blue ecological flag hangs here too. This section of protected …
Location: Gold Coast, Nicoya Peninsula, North Pacific, Nosara, Tamarindo »
Activities: National Parks & Reserves »
Overcast skies help keep the temperature comfortable. Café, served in insulated carafes with a buffet style breakfast, including fresh bread, eggs and fruit is available from 7:30-9:30am. Halloween crabs (orange and blue land crabs) sneak along the perimeter of the restaurant, scavenging for their next meal while keeping one eye on you. Hummingbirds visit the variety of colorful flowering plants that surround the pool and restaurant, and iguanas scamper on the pool deck nibbling on fallen hibiscus flowers. All this wildlife already and its only breakfast time!
Casa Romantica has nicely manicured gardens, a pool and …
Location: Nicoya Peninsula, North Pacific, Nosara »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Pacific Beaches, Private Parks & Reserves, Scuba Diving and Snorkeling, Surfing »
