We’re off this morning, Fort Lauderdale tonight and Cayman tomorrow! Sad to be leaving but happy to be going home.

Have a great day! Happy Friday!

We had a good trip from Puerto Viejo to Alajuela yesterday. We stopped at the Sloth Sanctuary on the way. It was quite interesting. Below are a few pics.

We did half of the two hour tour. The second half was out on canoes on a river, and we had traveling to do!

Today is our last full cay in Costa Rica. We’ve been gone three Thursdays, three Fridays and two weeks. Seems like it’s been a long trip right now, but it flew by. Tomorrow morning we turn in the rental car and fly to Ft. Lauderdale. Saturday morning we head home.

Today, we’ll be runnin’ like crazy I rekkon, I want to get some coffee to take home, and the wife has a schedule.

And, today is our 10th wedding anniversary!

Have a great day!

Below are shipwrecks we’ve seen in the past two days, here in Puerto Viejo

This looks like it was a raw material carrier, on the front is a built in hydraulic shovel. It is visible from Google Maps.

If you look for Playa Manzanillo on Google Earth, you can find it.

This is a poor ‘ol sailboat that looks like it hasn’t been there too long.

This barge has a tree growing out of it. If you search Puerto Viejo images, you’ll see pics of this. This barge was here when my wife was last here, 20 years ago.

Today we leave the rainforest and head back to Alejuela. in 100 hours, we’ll be home in Cayman.

The rainforest has been nice. I am one who doesn’t really like rain, but here, it has been very pleasant. I can’t put my finger on the quality that makes it nice, but it is. Maybe because when it rains, it really rains, none of this drizzle, not-really-raining, you don’t need a raincoat, but the day is ruined, type rain that is so common. I was thinking, I wish it rained really hard every night in Cayman like it does here, and was sunny in the days.

Have a great day!

Last night the wife and I had dinner in a beautiful restaurant located about 60 meters off the main road, down a bumpy, rocky lane near the town of Playa Cocles. Ultra-fine dining in the rainforest. Perfect in every aspect. I had the lomito (filet mignon). It came with beets, carrots, potatoes (with cheese) and an excellent salad. Dessert was chocolate lava cake with incredibly good banana ice cream.

Quite possibly, the best meal I’ve ever had. Every component was superior. The service was exceptional. When we arrived the waitress took us to our table and lit a new candle, like we were the first people to sit there. We were well watched over, and if we needed anything, it was delivered instantaneously.

I can’t say enough good, or how impressed my wife and I were with this restaurant. Don’t miss a chance to dine here!

Yesterday we arrived in Puerto Viejo, on the southern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. My first time in the Costa Rican Caribbean! It is different than Cayman Caribbean. More rain, the jungle-ish vegetation goes almost right up to the waters edge.

We drove through heavy rainforest to get here, through a National Park, with an impressive tunnel that I didn’t get a picture of.

we stopped for coffee at a roadside bar/restaurant that I thought was really cool. This is the view of the cooking area from the cash register.

The rest of the place was cool too, big open area with tables and hammocks. Even a pool table and two foosball tables!

We arrived before check in time and we went walking in town a little, The wife bought a dress, which she’s wearing in the first picture, and Travlin’ Tim fell in love with a mini mannequin that was selling necklaces! Travlin’ Tim loves boobies!

It rains a lot here, but today is supposed to be cloucy and hot too much rain. But it’s raining really hard now, but somehow, I don’t seem to mind.

Almost time for breakfast, so I’ll TTYL!

The dog. With her doughnut. She’s after me. I can’t get away! She won’t stop following me. Not. EVER!

This video will scare the bejeebers out of you! (sound on!)

Yesterday we went to San Jose, primarily to visit the Jade Museum and get some passport work done for the wife.

Street view in the heart of town

National Theater

Mural on building

$12 for two hour hotel… I guess it’s for if you want to take a nap…

We went to the Jade Museum too

Typical figurine

A pipe you smoke with your nose!

Hulk Hogan

Today and tomorrow are the in-laws birthays. Party tonight!

Have a great day!

We got back to the in-laws house last night. Wife has to go into town and take care of some business. My mom and father-in law will meet them in town later. Then it’s some museums and stuff.

Today is the half way point of our trip, my mom heads home Saturday night.

Have a great day!

Yesterday was a damn fine day. We went to the beach, I did a little snorkeling, and it turned out to be an ok day.

After that we had a nice lunch at a beach restaurant and then hung out at a pool we are allowed to use. Then we went back to the beach and watched the sunset, which I captured perfectly!

Today, we head back to Alejuela. The condo wasn’t so bad, after a mental adjustment on my part. I expected to walk out the back door and be on the beach, and pretty much not use the car while we were here. But it turned out to be an acceptable accommodation.

Have a great day!

My wife and I, and my mother and mother-in-law drove the four hours to the Pacific Ocean yesterday. We’re at Flamingo Beach. We are very disappointed in our condo. It’s on the third floor, which was not indicated on AirBNB. (My mother and mother-in-law could do without the stairs)

As far as beaches go, this one is crap. I guess I’m biased though, being used to Cayman beaches.

It’s supposed to be a three bedroom, but one is a loft, with headknocker low ceilings and trip hazard floors. We’re not using it, and my mom and mother-in-law are sharing a room.

It’s not as horrible as I make it sound, here’s the view from the balcony. And a view of the condo.

Theres also a keypad door lock that so far, only my wife has been able to open. I’m afraid to go outside till after she wakes up.

And today we’re going to the beach somewhere else.

So much for the planned relaxing at the beach at the condo.

Very disappointed.