Activities: Mountain Biking
Because of yesterday’s spider bite and consequent Benadryl stupor, I forgot to double check my flight information. Apparently, (when I got on the boat headed to the wrong airport) it slipped my mind that I was flying out of nearby Drake Bay.
There had been a misunderstanding about my flight schedule with the staff – and in reluctance to leave my new friends at Aguila de Osa and my antihistamine induced grogginess, I had overlooked a crucial detail concerning my itinerary.
This left me stuck waiting for my plane at the Sierpe airport instead of where I …
Location: Osa Peninsula, Puerto Jimenez, South Pacific »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Mountain Biking »
I awoke to a cacophony of birds at 6 a.m. and picked out the warbling of an oro pendola and the loud squawks of green parrots, all drawn to the lush gardens surrounding my hotel. I fueled up on gallo pinto (Costa Rica’s savory version of rice and beans) and fresh fruit, ready to test my endurance with Bike Arenal’s mountain bike tour from the base of Arenal Volcano to the village of El Castillo.
Our Bike Arenal driver was clearly not running on Tico time (translation: notoriously late) and arrived at 8:10 a.m., just as …
Location: Arenal and La Fortuna, Northern Region »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Mountain Biking, Volcanoes »
