Activities: Sunsets
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 »
Some activities are better when enjoyed with a friend, and a five-hour sunset cruise with Blue Dolphin Sailing is definitely one of them. My friend Kim joined me for an afternoon of snorkeling, kayaking and libations from a catamaran hammock. The cruise departed at 1:30 in the afternoon with four other visitors: a newlywed couple and an aunt with her teenage niece.
As we boarded the boat, the captain offered us chips, salsa, and our choice of soda, beer, wine, or a mixed drink. He put music on the stereo, and set sail for Bahia de …
Location: Gold Coast, Liberia, North Pacific, Tamarindo »
Activities: Sailing, Sunsets »



