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Month: June 2018

Day 35: Cesca’s guest blog – “A day of excitement”

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 29, 2018June 30, 2018
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(As dictated to her mum). I woke up after a nightmare that someone was pinching me [maybe because of our late night forest walk the night before – we saw, a Wanderer spider, tarantulas, stick […]

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Day 33: “Don’t worry, these crocodiles are shy” – kayaking on Lola’s 10th birthday

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 27, 2018June 27, 2018
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A big day for us. Lola’s 10th birthday. We have been counting down all trip and finally the day is here. We had a special, high adrenaline adventure in store….

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Day 30: Nosara – Costa Rica at its best or another repository for American wealth?

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 25, 2018June 26, 2018
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Probably both. Nosara is on the Pacific coast in the Northwest of Costa Rica and over the past 50 years it has become known as both a gorgeous, low key slice of paradise and a […]

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Day 30: home-schooling with varying degrees of success (pun not intended)

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 24, 2018June 24, 2018
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[Not posed, I promise.] The first reactions from the girls when we told them in March about this trip: Cesca: I’m sad I’m going to miss my friends. Lola: YES! Does this mean I’m missing […]

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Day 27: failing to see turtles laying eggs and 1000:1 survival odds

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 22, 2018June 23, 2018
  • Costa Rica

We have been lucky so far this trip.

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Day 26: 11 reasons why Playa Samara is a great place to learn to surf.

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 22, 2018June 23, 2018
  • Costa Rica

Excuse the surfing binge, this post is for anyone trying to decide where to learn to surf, or where their kids might learn to surf. It struck us that Playa Samara in Northwest Costa Rica, […]

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Days 25, 26: tiger stripes, surfing evidence and relocation

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 20, 2018June 23, 2018
  • Costa Rica

We have moved up the coast to Playa Samara, a crescent beach with a reef offshore that kills the big waves, making it perfect for beginners. The rain is biblical upon arrival which begs the […]

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Days 22-24: surfing in Santa Theresa

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 19, 2018June 23, 2018
  • Costa Rica

We couldn’t be further from the nonchalant-surfboard-on-a-bike dudes if we tried. Three beginner surfers and one middle aged lumbering idiot. But we tried and, hats off, three of us succeeded.

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Days 19-21: change of pace, change of scene as we reach Santa Theresa

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 18, 2018June 23, 2018
  • Costa Rica

All change, all change. We change from rainforest to beach, from minibus-on-tap upmarket holiday to self-drive and from smart hotels to backpacker scenesters.

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Day 18 coda – Toucans and the wild river

  • by dan313
  • Posted on June 17, 2018June 23, 2018
  • Costa Rica

Audio: a 2 minute slice of the river in the rainforest with guest vocals from some animals. A 60 minute version would make ideal white noise to sleep to. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=opqOnkqM88k We saw the keel billed […]

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