Well were halfway to La Tortuga Feliz. Kori and I definitely had an interesting night last night. We were hanging out with a group of local kids around our age. After a while a few of there friends showed up who seemed like they were up to no good. After one of us tried to sell us some drugs we did what we had to to get away from them. They definitely seemed like they were up to no good.
We woke up early this morninhg to get to the bus station in San Jose. First we took an 80 cent bus ride into Alajuela. Then we had to take a cab to another bus station and then purchase the ticket to come here in Bataan for only 4 dollars. Let me just say I am very grateful that Kori knows spanish because there have been quite a few occasions were I just had to sit back and let him figure it out.
Right now we are waiting in Battan for the tide to rise so our boat can take us to the turtle reserve. They also told us to make sure to wear sandals and shorts because we will be pushing the boat through part of the mangrove streams. For some reason I think the next few hours are going to be something that I remember for the rest of my life. They also told us that when we get there there is only going to be solar power for lights. They said if it gets sunny then we will be allowed to charge batteries, but lately it has not really been sunny enough. Wish us luck, this time really should be the last point of contact for three weeks.
Pura Vida, Eric
p.s. Mike, we cant wait to see you when you get down here. Everything has been amazing! Make sure to always allow extra time when traveling because figuring out stuff tends to always take longer then expected.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009
A Weekend in Alajuela
I had no idea how cool of an experience we could have in Alajuela. I arrived around 930 pm on Friday night and shortly met up with my cousin Kori. We took a cab and arrived at the Maleku Hostel. We ended up going to the market place to get some food and of course some panama rum.
The next morning we packed up and started our journey through this unfamiliar land. We found a room at Hotel Internacional which had walkways that were right above the streets. We put our packs in the room and started to explore town. As we were walking on the edge of town a group of 3 small children kept yelling at us and calling us Gringos. We sat around to talk to them a bit and they ended up knocking these strange fruits off the tree´s. We picked them off the ground and ate them. They were really good, but I still don´t know what I ate.
That night we got out the rest of the rum and shared it with the hostel employees. We talked and joked around with them for hours. After that one of the guys asked if we wanted to join him for a drink at the bar. We ended up going bar hopping all over town until about three in the morning. Everyone kept warning us of banditos but we were with a group of about 4 locals. There was even a guy named Hans who told me he runs this town and he hates tourists, luckily he said we were the exception. As interesting as it sounds we couldn´t have asked to meet any better people.
Today we were going to try to make it to the Poas Volcan but it was pretty cloudy and we each had pounding headaches. Instead we spend about one and a half hours trying to find the bus to the butterfly farm. We found the bus, paid the driver 190 colones (about 35 cents) and were off to see the butterflies. It was definitely a cool experience. We learned a lot and got to see some really cool things. Kori and I just got done going out to a nice dinner (3 dollars) and now were getting ready to go live in the jungle
We will be taking a 900 am bus tomorrow towards Tortugeuro. We should arrive at La Tortuga Feliz around 4 pm. As most of you know we will be there for 3 weeks without phone or internet. We are both extremely excited and cannot wait to be on the beach. Wish us luck and I will update this as soon as I get back to civilization.
adios, Eric
p.s. Whoever told me that everyone speaks spanish down here is a big liar. The vast majority of people in Alajuela do not speak English which has added a nice spin on the trip.
The next morning we packed up and started our journey through this unfamiliar land. We found a room at Hotel Internacional which had walkways that were right above the streets. We put our packs in the room and started to explore town. As we were walking on the edge of town a group of 3 small children kept yelling at us and calling us Gringos. We sat around to talk to them a bit and they ended up knocking these strange fruits off the tree´s. We picked them off the ground and ate them. They were really good, but I still don´t know what I ate.
That night we got out the rest of the rum and shared it with the hostel employees. We talked and joked around with them for hours. After that one of the guys asked if we wanted to join him for a drink at the bar. We ended up going bar hopping all over town until about three in the morning. Everyone kept warning us of banditos but we were with a group of about 4 locals. There was even a guy named Hans who told me he runs this town and he hates tourists, luckily he said we were the exception. As interesting as it sounds we couldn´t have asked to meet any better people.
Today we were going to try to make it to the Poas Volcan but it was pretty cloudy and we each had pounding headaches. Instead we spend about one and a half hours trying to find the bus to the butterfly farm. We found the bus, paid the driver 190 colones (about 35 cents) and were off to see the butterflies. It was definitely a cool experience. We learned a lot and got to see some really cool things. Kori and I just got done going out to a nice dinner (3 dollars) and now were getting ready to go live in the jungle
We will be taking a 900 am bus tomorrow towards Tortugeuro. We should arrive at La Tortuga Feliz around 4 pm. As most of you know we will be there for 3 weeks without phone or internet. We are both extremely excited and cannot wait to be on the beach. Wish us luck and I will update this as soon as I get back to civilization.
adios, Eric
p.s. Whoever told me that everyone speaks spanish down here is a big liar. The vast majority of people in Alajuela do not speak English which has added a nice spin on the trip.
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