Category: Travel

General Travel

Bruges and Amsterdam

November 20, 2013
Joe Adams
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This is the final posting from our Europe 2013 trip. There are a lot of photos but I need to get them online.

Events General Travel

Sugar Moon Maple Syrup Farm and Pancake House

March 11, 2012
Joe Adams
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Today seven of us headed out to the Sugar Moon Maple Syrup Farm and Pancake house. The farm has 2500 taps on about 35 acres, and lots of people who want to eat pancakes. Something that I had never seen before, but makes a lot of sense, the farm collects sap with a “gravity-fed pipeline […]

Costa Rica 2012

The Mountains Overlooking Hermosa

February 24, 2012
Joe Adams
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Shawn told me of a local mountain road that had great views of the area, he had jogged up the mountain as part of his training. I initially took the scooter up the hill and at a later point, when I had a car, took a group of people up the hill. The road traverses […]

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Twice as tall as Niagra Falls – Catarta Del Toro Waterfall

February 15, 2012
Hetty van Gurp
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When I (Hetty) lived in Japan, I used to plan weekend excursions to see more of the country. In a country where the signs are posted in Japanese (obviously) I often ended up somewhere far from where I planned to go so my mantra became “If you can’t get to where you’re going, go to […]

Costa Rica 2012

Tortuguero Island: A Voyeuristic Adventure

February 15, 2012
Hetty van Gurp
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Ward and I (Hetty) have just returned from an excursion to Tortuguero which is situated on the Northern part of the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. The interior and coastal region of Costa Rica is very lush and agricultural. We drove through miles and miles of banana plantations and pineapple fields – all destined for […]

Costa Rica 2012

Every Man for Himself (Carara National Park)

February 13, 2012
Brittany Adams
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We recently went and spent the morning at one of Costa Rica’s most popular national parks – Carara National Park.  We pilled in the car with Joe on the scooter behind us and made our way to Costa Rica’s northernmost region of Pacific rainforest.

Costa Rica 2012

Arenal Hanging Bridges

February 11, 2012
Joe Adams
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As part of our 3 day trip to Arenal, six of us (two couples and two 4 month old babies) travelled to see the Arenal volcano. The volcano has not been active since 2010, but it is still a sight to see and there are lots of other local attractions. One such attraction is the […]

Costa Rica 2012

Arenal Sky Tram and Sky Trek

February 8, 2012
Joe Adams
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Brittany Oliver and I (Joe) went on a three day trip to Arenal with another couple that was also staying here at the Hermosa Bungalows. They have a daughter that is just one day older than Oliver so going on a three day trip made for the same baby-mindset and also gave us an opportunity […]

Costa Rica 2012 General

Tortuga Island Costa Rica

February 1, 2012
Joe Adams
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On Tuesday & Wednesday of this past week, we took turns venturing to Tortuga Island on a Calypso Cruise. The day started off with a 6:50a.m. pick-up at out bungalow and a drive to Puntarenas a port town an hour and half north of Jaco. Puntarenas (Pointsands, from “punta arenas”, or “sand point” in Spanish) […]

Costa Rica 2012

A Montezuma Adventure

January 30, 2012
Hetty van Gurp
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Ward and I have just returned from a little adventure. We decided that it was time to explore another part of Costa Rica so we rented a car and set off for the Nicoya Peninsula. We chose this as our destination because we had heard about a small town named Montezuma and were curious to […]

Costa Rica 2012

Another Morning on the Beach

January 25, 2012
Joe Adams
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Yesterday Ward and Hetty went on a day long excursion to Tortuga Island travelling across the Gulf of Nicoya by catamaran. Brittany and I did the same excursion today. There are lots of photos from the island, and probably enough footage to do a video. So I’m going to take a few days to put […]

Costa Rica 2012

Surf Lessons

January 22, 2012
Joe Adams
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Today I (Joe) and another couple from Canada took an intro surfing lesson here on Playa Hermosa from Brian, who runs Hermosa Surf Vacations. The surf was unusually small today for Playa Hermosa, so there were no ‘real’ surfers in the water but it was perfect for someone with almost no surf experience like myself. […]

Costa Rica 2012

Backyard Bar Surf Competition

January 21, 2012
Joe Adams
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We all headed down to the closest bar, the Backyard Bar which holds a local surf competition every Saturday. Below are some photos from the afternoon and the competition.

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When The Power Goes Out…

January 20, 2012
Joe Adams
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We have only been subjected to two power outages while here in Costa Rica. According to our neighbours, who are from Orange County, CA and have lived here for several years, power outages are quite common and occur frequently. The first one lasted only an hour; however yesterday, we were without power for about 6 […]