So when you wake up after twelve hours of rain and know that you are not going to be on the Pacuare that day, there is no getting around the initial disappointment. And then hearing that you are going to repeat a river already done (what a spoiled group we are that...

Signs of civilization today included: three butterflies that followed us down the river, two young lads that showed up at the put-in on their horse, and a small field planted near the river...and one group of kayakers--us! We headed to the Upper Upper Pacuare today to...

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Our list of things to give thanks to is long on this Thanksgiving: Thanks for: - the iguanas hanging out in the trees that posed for photos - the two sloths that we were able to watch play - Arenal Volcano coming out through the clouds for an incredible    photo op -...

Thanksgiving week is probably one of the highlights of our year. It is because the average age of our Costa Rica trips drops to teenage! We have two different trips going on this week: one being a family trip and the other our friends from the Baylor School (who are...

If you want to one-up the whitewater park designers, think bigger: the opportunity to paddle entire rivers at varying water levels from one day to the next; and then think Costa Rica. Because in Costa Rica, in the past week we have paddled rivers from medium water...

…Monday night and we landed late into Costa Rica, victims as usual, of the hurry-up-and-wait plan. We reached the Sarapiqui by 2:00AM, and were soundly asleep by 3:00. Rain hit the roof all morning, and by the time breakfast rolled around, things were beginning to get...