So call it a difficult decision to leave the hot tubs Thursday night to make it in time for a delicious dinner.  But not as difficult as leaving the Sarapiqui that afternoon—when there was still a chance at seeing another toucan flying overhead.  Then there was...

Summing up the past great week of boating here in Costa Rica: a “little bit of everythingâ€? would be about right.  We had surfing at the beach, we had post rain big water paddling followed by pristine green water play days.  Our two groups consisted of as many...

Paddling in Costa Rica on a high water day is like paddling on top of a bowling alley!  We experienced this phenomena this week when we did a high water run on the Reventazon.  Underneath us, the round boulders that formed the river bed rolled about due to the fast...

Sunday is election day here in Costa Rica.  On the slate this year is a bid for mayors (alcalde in Spanish).  And to help the citizens vote responsibly, the sale of all alcoholic beverages are prohibited from Saturday morning through Monday morning during any...

Girl power was at an all-time high during Thanksgiving week here in Costa Rica!  This week is always a highlight with the arrival of the Baylor Students of Chattanooga. The tables turned this year when the WalkAbout Program landed here in Costa Rica with four...

Guaro is to Costa Rica what tequila is to Mexico and a reasonable person will have a difficult time deciding which one could do more damage to you!  Sit and chat with a group of paddlers who have done the Pacuare River here in Costa Rica and you will soon figure out...

We won’t lie…the past two days here in Costa Rica have been chilly.  News Alert!!  The 22nd was the coldest November day in 25 years here in Costa Rica. It was 16 degrees. Celsius.  The newspaper was full of stories of selling gloves, parkas, cold weather gear. For a...

Thanksgiving in Costa Rica Okay, they don’t have Thanksgiving in Costa Rica.  The Spanish landed here, not the pilgrims.  And while the end result was similar, the pilgrims were much more gracious about the help they received from the native Americans! So over the...

In our book, sidetrips are an important part of an international paddling trip.  The rivers speak for themselves, especially finishing up this week: we went from gorgeous days on the Pacuare, to an eddy catching frenzy on the Pejibaye, to a huge water roller coaster...