We survived white water rafting yesterday! I must say, there were a few close calls. At one point, Carrie was grabbing on to my arm to keep me from falling out of the boat. It was quite the professional outfit: great guides who were knowledgeable and funny, great food and well organized. We left there for Puerto Viejo on the Caribbean side. The town was sort of a cool laid back place with lots of colorful signage. If you want to surf and do yoga, this is the pla...

Here begins the 17 day adventure in Costa Rica! Before meeting up with my tour group, I spent a day wandering around by myself in San Jose. The city itself is a real mixture of beauty and not so much beauty. I got the feeling that it was safer to only go out in the daytime and generally stay in the tourist areas. Needless to say, I spent my first night drinking an Imperial beer and watching Twilight (in Spanish) at a local bar. I ran home when it got dark and a f...