Costa Rica & Mexico

Took a tour to the Teotihuacán pyramids.

Then back to Mexico City for a walk around the historic centre. Then back to our Condesa neighborhood for pizza and pasta. (Stomachs needed something different)

Next day food tour and visit to the local markets.

Ate a lot of bugs at the market. Most were tasty. Some…not so much.

Then back to the room for a rest before one more night out of tacos at a local taqueria.

Adios

Wrote a longer blog with some explanation but then the app crashed. Will just post a few pictures.

Landed in Mexico city. House is comfortable and clean

Great meal at Antolina restaurant

Then home for a night of being ill due to a bug we picked up in Costa Rica. How do we know? We found out the rest of the tour group we were on all had the same thing 😆

Next day, up early for a 4 hour bike tour, shortened to 2 hours because we were still recovering.

Next day we’re off to the Teotihuacán pyramids

Boatride back to the mainland and then a bus to the Caribbean beach town of Puerto Viejo.

Checked into our room and then headed into town to walk around and then down to the beach.

Then to a local restaurant for a Caribbean style chicken dinner.

Next morning up early for snorkeling and then a walk through the national park.

Difficult to see, but there’s a row of fruit bats on the tree.

Then in the afternoon Maureen went on a chocolate tour while I walked around town.

Followed by dinner in town and then cocktails on the beach.

This photo looks like it was a background, but just the way the light and moon and water was hitting this spot made it very bright and colourful.

Next morning a quick jump in the ocean for a swim before getting on the bus back to San Jose for our last night in Costa Rica.

Next – Mexico City

Tractor, bus and boat to an island in Tortuguero.

Checked into Baula Lodge. Great rooms, pool, food and happy hour.

Took a water taxi to the main island and national park. Took part in a beach clean-up, removing all the plastic we could find from a section of the protected Turtle hatching area. Then to town where we were rewarded with ice cream and walked around a bit.

Then water taxi back to the lodge for a swim, dinner and early sleep.

Next morning up early for a little breakfast before kayaking through the canals.

Followed by a walk through the national park in the afternoon before dinner.

Next day it’s off to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca for a couple more days in the Caribbean.

Took a coffee tour on the way to Sarapiqui.

The coffee in Costa Rica really is far better than anything I’ve had at home.

Then took the bus to the depot where we transferred to a cart a d tractor for our ride to the lodge.

Arrived at the lodge. Very nice and well kept spot by a river.

Had a quick cooking class to make empanadas and then a night walk to see the local wildlife.

Followed by a swim in the river and a campfire the next day. Morning after we leave for Tortuguero.

Took a bus and boat to La Fortuna which is an adventure hub.

Some swimming at the local waterfall.

And a full day white water rafting (pictures later)

Beautiful sunset followed by a great dinner and cocktails made with the Costa Rican sugarcane liquor “Guaro”

Next day walked around town, swam and then went to the local river hot spring to relax and have cervezas.

The bus driver also stopped so we could see the sloth with her baby.

Off to a jungle lodge now, so we’ll be out of touch for a few days. Will post more once we have WiFi again.

Morning bus to Monteverde which is at 1440 m. Always very strong winds and rain. With all the moisture on the trees blowing around, It feels like it’s raining even when there are stars in the sky.

After a day trip to the hanging bridges, we had lunch before going for a night walk through the jungle.

Then to a local restaurant for dinner.

Walked into town for coffee and pastries for breakfast the next morning before going ziplining.

Next morning off to La Fortuna

In the afternoon we took a catamaran tour around the coast and saw some dolphins and snorkeled with many small tropical fish (pictures on other camera)

Then easy evening before heading to Monteverde in the morning.

Next day got up early and went for a tour of the national park. Saw lot’s of animals including sloths, monkeys, deer, birds

It’s good we chose to take a guide, or we wouldn’t have seen any of the animals which were very well hidden.

Then to the beach for a swim before taking the public bus back to the hotel.

And also went to the beach for a few hours before dinner.