Costa Rica Stories


So long, San Gerardo

So long, San Gerardo After camping in thei beautiful garden with the fireflies, flowering trees, beautiful river, numerous tropical birds, we spent our last night back up in the Hard Rock Hotel. After two visits in two years, we have come to know Luis, the creator and owner of this very unicque hotel and resturant, and we look forward to a return in...


Guided Hike in Cloudbridge Reserve

After our long hike from town to Cloudbridge, we arranged for them to pick us up at Roca Dura and drive us there so we would not be so exhausted and could go on a hike around the reserve. Craig decided to go with us and off we went. It was decided we would hike to the lookout point where you could see the break between Cloudbridge and the northern p...


Day Hikes around San Gerardo de Rivas : Roca Dura to Cloudbridge Reserve

Day Hikes around San Gerardo de Rivas : Roca Dura to Cloudbridge Reserve We decided since we were not going to hike Chirripo we would hike up to the Cloudbridge Reserve and see what it was all about. It is a pleasant but steep hike up to the reserve and takes a good hour and a half to get there. There were some nice views as we walked along and w...


Biking, with monkeys, around Puerto Jiminez

Biking, with monkeys, around Puerto Jiminez 2-24 After our early morning paddle trip we went for Robert's appointment to our wonderful local Dentist, Melissa Morales. She gave him advice about stopping the grinding she felt might be causing the wear on the inside of all his front teeth. Good news that would not need dental work today. Laura f...