Uvita was the southernmost part of our two month adventure and the drive down Costanera Sur was beautiful. Surrounded by some of Costa Rica’s most dynamic natural environments, the highway follows…

The drive from La Fortuna toward Quepos on a cloudy, rainy day was slow and deliberate. It was raining and the winding mountain roads twisted sharply as we drove up into…

La Fortuna was our third stop in Costa Rica and we drove in from Monteverde, along the twisting, mountainous dirt roads. The 40 kilometre drive to Tilaran took an hour and…

On the day before our drive to Monteverde, we had very strong winds at night in the Esterone area. Palm trees scraped along our metal roof all night long, punctuated by…

Above: Sunrise at Playa Buenavista. Esterones, Costa Rica – Our First Month For the first month of our visit to Costa Rica, we rented a house in a small district called…

The Ostional Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica was created in 1984 to protect one of the world’s most important nesting sites of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle. It was a destination…