Category: Central America

Tambor and Montezuma, Costa Rica

February 25 to March 6, 2017

The first 7 nights in Tambor was at a private home in a very quiet neighborhood. It was centrally located though and we saw so much and remained very active. From quiet walks on the beach to zipline – we did it all. The photos below show just some of the highlights. It has been hot… around 85 degrees with a nice breeze most of the time. The pool was very refreshing.

My son and his wife invited us to share this home with them for 7 nights. It was very relaxing and we also enjoyed the company of Annette’s daughter, Emily with her partner James. Three generations!

Written by Bob about our day to Tortuga Island: Monday (2.27) we took a panga skippered by Tavo and his wife Veronica to Tortuga Island. We spent an hour or so relaxing on the beach under coconut trees. Then Tavo took us to two different dive spots for snorkeling. The fish were plentiful and it was beautiful. Then back to the beach where Veronica prepared a wonderful meal of shrimp, chicken and papas fritas. After another couple of hours enjoying the ambience, Annette’s daughter Emily, and her guy James, took a guided walk up the hill above the beach. We motored back to Tambor and back to our vacation home. Tuesday Marla and I went to town for some provisions and gelato and then just spent an afternoon of nothingness while the rest of the gang motored to Montezuma which is the “hippy” center of the area and where we will spend Saturday and Sunday. We are having the best of times.

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Annette and Will on Tortuga Is.
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Miss Lauren, Tavo’s boat
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Fishing Village of Tambor

Zipline in Montezuma with Sun Trails 

This was my third time on a Zipline. First was in the Caribbean, second was in Whistler. The third time is the charm, so they say! It was awesome-best yet. 8 zips with a waterfall break half way through.

The swim break
Annette and Emily
The waterfall
View from the Zipline
Suspension Bridge
Happy Zippers

 

Packed Yet? with Full Itinerary: Southern Hemisphere

Departure February 22, 2017

Very soon we will be packed and on the way.  We will be away for 64 days! No we are not packed yet. I get asked that question a lot just before a trip. I’ll probably start a couple days before departure. If I start too early I’ll take too much. Well, probably not too much because once that one suitcase is full  – IT IS FULL. My suitcase is a carry on size and goes in the overhead bin. A backpack on wheels goes under the seat in front of me.

It is not really fun to pack. I would much rather spend my time planning and researching all the fun sights to see and things to do in each of these fantastic locations.

The following is our schedule on the cruise:cruise-part-1cruise-part-2

 

The photo below is of the Crows Nest on the top deck of the ship. This is our favorite area to hang out especially in rough seas. You can really feel the ship riding the waves from up here. Photo courtesy of Holland America.

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Crows Nest on top deck

This is a typical Outside Cabin. We save money by agreeing to a particular category when we reserve the cruise. It is possible to pick a particular cabin and get a preferred area, such as center-bottom deck, if you are prone to sea sickness. We don’t have that issue so have always been happy with the cabin as assigned. We were upgraded to a balcony cabin one time – keeping our fingers crossed it will happen again. The cabin is small but nicely arranged. Photo courtesy of Holland America.

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Typical Outside Cabin