laggy posts....

so...i've been to...costa rica, jamaica, colombia (twice), and new jersey (twice) since my last post.

let's do this in chronological order, then. costa rica=awesome, but, WAY too touristy! my boyfriend and i flew in on the afternoon of december 31, 2009 (new years!!). we stayed in a hostel in san jose...i think it was called pangea--something like that. the place was pretty cool, neat artwork, pool...for new years, we went to the rooftop bar and were handed sparklers....we could see all the fireworks in the city. it was spectacular. we didn't stay up too late; however, because we had to catch an early bus to la fortuna.


then, we went to la fortuna--which was quite touristy. the major attraction is volcan arenal--which ended up running us $40 each--for a 10 minute lift and a 2 hour tour--overpriced. they say you can see eruptions on clear nights; our night was foggy, but we could hear some rumbling. in la fortuna, we camped by a stream behind someone's tourist agency (about $6 per person). it rained, so it was a good thing we had sprayed sealant on the tent before. we stayed--mostly--dry, save a small leak in the ceiling. when i woke up the first morning, i found a wriggling ant squished on my face, just above my mouth. there were also ants inside the tent...so we became suspicious. well, we found a line of ants leading up to the tent...and, sure enough, they had made a hole.

monte verde was pretty cool--as in cold. it was neat, too. theres a cloud rain forest; you can see the clouds passing very rapidly just before sunset. we went ziplining with what is referred to as the best ziplining company in central america--extreme. it was sick. the flew across canyons, rappeled, swung like tarzan and flew like superman. i highly recommend this operator. we ended up catching a ride to the west coast beaches with a couple from spain (there was a dry erase board in the hostel for people to announce if they were offering or needed rides). it took 5 hours. we offered them money, but they refused it. they were nice people. they dropped us off at a shady campsite, but came back ten minutes later, beggging us to just stay in a hostel. the campsite was empty and the one guy working was pounding down beers, so we agreed. we were in tamarindo..aka tamagringo.

MORE TO COME.