January 2012
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river crossing, dirt track driving quad-biking
10/12/2011 10days in one place gave us itchy feet so we rented a quad. We set off towards Playa Hermosa to see what the waves were like, it felt good to be moving, wind in our hair, flying over the bumpy gravel tracks. We headed towards Hermosa and then up a steep hill where we got an incredible view of a a-frame breaking somewhere in the distance. Further down the track we were off-roading,...
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Night-time bike ride with no breaks
02/12/2011 We wanted a little explore so we hired some bicycles with cool paint jobs but no breaks- to stop them you have to cycle backwards. We had plans to meet a freind the other end of Mal Pais but for some reason we thought it would be a good idea to go at night. If anyones been to Santa Teresa or infact a big chunk of Costa Rica you,ll know the roads, well, aernt roads. They are dirt tracks,...
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Mission: find somewhere to live for a month
01/12/2011 6am and we were walking along the beach (in the wrong direction) to check the place ou. After a pancake breakfast we heading in the other direction for a solid 2 miles in the rising sun, which apparently is hotter between 9am and 12pm than it is in the afternoon, to check out some places. A few hostles and house viewing later we found Playa Cabinas which was perfect for what we needed....
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Costa Rica: The journey there
30/11/2011 Vernon picked us up from our Hotel in Manhattan (after 2 hours sleep) at 330am and dropped us at JFK. Being sleep deprived meant it took us about 15 minutes to try and work out how to print our fricking boarding pass! Our effort was rewarded when the lovely! Jet Blue lady let us check in our boards for free!
Flight to Orlando- horrendous. Just could not sleep and was hating the stuffy...
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