The early wake up was more than worth it this morning white water rafting was amazing!! Our guide Roberto strategically placed himself in a boat with 6 girls (4 from my tour and 2 others from Australia), we were affectionately referred to as his 'chikas'. The river had both class 3 and 4 rapids, us girls held our own, we all made it down the river in one piece and none of us fell out...except on purpose or when we were at the losing end of a battle between our b...

My last day in the city! I've been wandering in and out of the shops along Central Avenue, they store clerks give new meaning to being attentive they literally follow you around the entire time! Another strange thing is I'm not entirely sure what the exchange rate is, so I can't figure out the price of anything...I haven't found anything to buy yet where it doesn't matter how much it costs... I went into the Central Market which was kind of cool, they have every...

Yesterday I met the Copps family and their Auntie Kevin (he drives a mom van which apparently gives the girls a reason to tease him) they were actually on the same flights as me all the way from Calgary. We found a local restaurant had dinner a couple glasses of sangria (Sarah their 15 year old daughter may have had a sip to two too many which was good for a few laughs on the way back). They are off to start their tour with Gadventures today... Even though it w...

A couple of my friends (Heather and Tammy) suggested I do a travel blog, something I've never done...so here's entry number one in my attempt...I have a feeling I'll be doing a lot of things I've never done over the next few weeks :) A month in the sun and on the beach sounded like the perfect way to end a not so perfect year...so I'm on my way to San Jose, Costa Rica! An early morning flight out of Calgary to Pheonix started out my 12 hour travel day...I had p...