Travels to Pavones
This was it. The last 24 hours of my 17-day trip through the Osa Peninsula and Golfo Dulce. Last month, during the planning phase, I was positive that by the sixteenth day I would be exhausted and ready to return home.
Now that the trip was drawing to a close, I found the exact opposite to be true. This little corner of the world, and all of the amazing people that I had met in it, energized me – and the idea of heading back to Liberia made me want to cry.
Vincent and I took the …
Location: Golfito, Golfo Dulce, Pavones, South Pacific »
Activities: Pacific Beaches, Shopping »
For peak wave conditions, the best time to surf in Pavones is the few hours before and during high tide. Today this would fall in the afternoon, meaning that I could enjoy a leisurely morning. After a big breakfast panini with fresh fruit, I caught the tail end of Free Willy on Satellite TV – and then watched a much more entertaining family of squirrel monkeys play in the trees from my window.
Around noon, Vincent, Aaron and I walked downtown to meet Tommy Neuner, an instructor for Venus Surf Camp, an organization whose curriculum – …
Location: Golfo Dulce, Pavones, South Pacific »
Activities: Pacific Beaches, Surfing »
I woke to the sound of rain and howler monkeys. After 14 days of waking up at 5:30 or 6:00 a.m., opening my eyes at 7:15 a.m. was as close as it came to sleeping in.
With squinting eyes trying to bring the world into focus, all I saw was wood, rainforest, and a panoramic view of Pavones. I thought for a millisecond “how in the world did I fall asleep in the middle of the jungle?” Then I remembered that I was in the swankiest suite at Castillo de Pavones. I was well-rested and excited …
Location: Golfo Dulce, Pavones, South Pacific »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Pacific Beaches, Yoga »
