i will (eventually) be posting a day-by-day breakdown of our trip for all of you curious georges -- or just for the peeps that are super bored at work -- but for now i can tell you that costa rica is pretty damn cool! mainly because aside from the journey to the tambor aeropuerto, we never went more than 15 miles or so away from our hotel, yet each beach looked like an entirely different country. it's a really chill place and beyond relaxing. the water is warm and the food can be pretty tasty -- and cheap.
however, i do not recommend going in april!!! it's the hottest month of the year @ 97 degrees and about 100% humidity, which needless to say is almost unbearable. then apparently it rains like 25" in the month of october alone, so most of the resorts are closed. sounds like the time to go is december through february, with january being ideal. i would also suggest either spending about 4-5 days in one town (since there's not that much to do), or extend your trip to a few weeks, deal with the ambitious inter-country travel, and go to 3 or 4 different places. there is so much to see, and the variety would make the trip even that much better.
also, no matter how much you read about the roads beforehand, you will still NOT be prepared to actually DRIVE on them. omfg. dusty, rocky, bumpy ... crazyness. i don't think i ever went higher than 3rd gear, and even that was pushing tolerable (as miss h. will probably attest to.) then there are the crabs that look like like little old men, and the sketchy JFK plane that gets you from san jose to tambor... all of these fun little details are reasons why i'll have to post about each day in detail. (because for not doing much, we sure did a lot... well, at least it felt that way to us!)
stay tuned!
/t$
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