costa rica

September 2022

20/10/2022 by Marcia

As you have already read, we started September great by watching the release of baby sea turtles. We then drove to the end of the road at the Ola Peninsula where we enjoyed a beautiful campsite by the sea. We enjoyed the peace and quiet and went for walks along … Read more

August 2022

09/09/2022 by Marcia

At the beginning of August we went to Tortuguero National Park to see turtles. You can only reach Tortuguero by boat. So we left the van in a secure parking lot and with a backpack for an overnight stay and of course Binkie in the other backpack, we left for … Read more

July 2022

16/08/2022 by Marcia

July was long and mostly boring. So this blog will be short and I’ll do my very best to make it a little interesting ;). The reason why it was mostly boring is because the van was in the garage for 2.5 weeks to replace the head gasket and other … Read more

Cycling in Costa Rica

01/08/2022 by Kilian

I guess nowadays most countries promote cycling, and are eager to tell that there is excellent cycling to be had inside the borders. Costa Rica can be named as one of such countries. But is it really the case? One of the first things I noticed is that there are … Read more

16/08/202201/08/2022 by Kilian

Getting into the country was less of a hassle, compared to any of the CA4 countries. The process is straight forward, just make sure you have enough cash (dollars are the universal currency at any border so far) for the obligatory car insurance. De-fumigation and TIP were at no cost. … Read more