Hola from Costa Rica!

We made it to Costa Rica a few days ago. We went to a small surf beach with no waves the first couple of days. Now we're in San Jose and headed to Nicaragua this morning. Costa Rica is nice, the only problem is the costs (and gringos). The cost of living here is nearly that of the U.S. and higher in the remote areas! That's not why I am traveling, to get what I can for the same price as home. There are TONS of gringos here as well. Costa Rica is the tourist capital of Central America. We're going where our dollars will go further, and we won't be contributing to the so called 'eco-tourism' boom. What is nothing more than zip lines through the jungle or 4wd vehicles tearing apart the jungle floor. So off to Nicaragua!


Boarder crossing between Panama/Costa Rica!


Jose Teacher. Owner of Backpacker's Dream. What a character!




Monkey sightings in Parque Nacional Cahuita.


Yea, we saw a sloth, in the wild.


Local making his fishing device. Hook on a bamboo shoot.


Crazy white faced monkey stealing things from tourist.