Activities: Boating
Last night, Kim and I took the evening bus from Liberia to San Jose and spent the night with a friend. This was designed to break up the long trip ahead of us to Bocas del Toro, the picturesque chain of Panamanian islands. On a bright Saturday morning, we rolled up to San Jose’s Caribe bus station at 5:30 sharp.
After waiting patiently, we were finally next in line at the ticket booth when the person in front of us purchased the very last seat on the bus. What bad luck. We vowed to arrive …
Location: Southern Caribbean »
Activities: Boating, Sunsets »
We traveled by bus from the Pacific to the southern Caribbean coast in just under nine hours. Our destinations were Bocas del Toro, Panama and Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica. I had heard that both of these locations are big party towns, but truly had no idea what to expect. As a PADI certified advanced diver, I was looking forward to diving the Caribbean’s crystal clear waters – and to earning my Rescue Diver status, the next rung on the scuba certification ladder.
Since my friend Kim and I had never ventured south of Costa Rica, Panama …
Location: Puerto Viejo, Recent Trips, Southern Caribbean »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Boating, Caribbean Beaches, Day Spas, Dolphin & Whale Watching, National Parks & Reserves, Scuba Diving and Snorkeling, Sunsets »
I awoke to the seventh sunny day this week. I could hardly believe my luck — we were well into 2009’s rainy season, but the sky had been mostly blue, save for the occasional puffy, white cloud and the constant smoke emitted by Arenal Volcano. The smattering of clouds would serve as the ideal cover for a safari float, neither blocking out the sun nor letting the day get too hot.
The bus arrived at 7:50 a.m., and I greeted five other passengers. Today was to be a relaxing day, full of wildlife watching on the …
Location: Arenal and La Fortuna, Central Valley, Northern Region »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Boating, Safari Float »
