Photographs for the story in No Home Address.
Tortuguero
Cartago
San Jose
La Fortuna
Refugio Solte
Manuel Antonio Park
Puerto Viejo
Peñas Blancas
Bonus: Tarcoles (not covered in the book)
The draw of Tarcoles is the crocodiles, big beautiful crocodiles. We stopped for a boat tour on the Tarcoles river. The captain of the boat brought chicken with him to call in the crocs so we could see them up close and personal.
It is generally dangerous to feed wild animals, both for the well being of the animals and for humans. Feeding them makes them more aggressive causing more attacks on humans and forcing the animal to be put down.
I was a bit conflicted whether we should take this tour even though many claim that the small bits they feed the crocs do not make them aggressive. But we did take the tour and the animals were magnificent.
Samara & Santa Teresa Beach
Hurricane Otto threatened to hit Costa Rica. It would have been a historical first as there has been no hurricane landfall in recorded history of the country. Fearing an imminent disaster, we half-fled inland into the nondescript town of Nicoya to ride out the hurricane. What followed were three beautiful sunny days spent getting to know and conversing with a lovely couple, Hector and Gina, who were our AirBnb hosts. Not a drop of rain. Otto went through Nicaragua with minimal damage.
This is a great travel guide – I’ve been thinking of making a trip to Costa Rica, and found this very helpful. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent, glad you liked it. Let us know if you have any questions as you prepare.
Will do – thank you!
Thank you once again for sharing your thoughts. I know that I probably will never have the opportunity to travel to these countries and yet reading these blogs makes me feel like I am right therem
You never know what you might get the chance to do. Glad you are enjoying the posts!