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29, 2006: Day 1 - San José
- The capital of Costa Rica located in
the central highland area with upwards of 1 million people
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View
from the window of my room in the hotel La Amistad
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Neighbourhood
of hotel La Amistad. Too bad I arrived with a 39.6C
fever and didn't have the strength to walk around
the city as wanted to. Lucky for me a pharmacy and
English speaking doctor was around the corner from
the hotel.
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Waiting
for our bus to Guapiles at the bus station in San José,
Sunday morning October 29, 2006
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were picked up at the bus station in Guapiles and driven
about 20 minutes uphill to begin our hike to the La
Danta Salvaje private reserve. However the dirt roads
and grade conspired against us. We all got some unexpected
excercise that morning pushing one of our cars. |
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Done
with the pushing!
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Brief
rest at the base camp for La Danta Salvaje before
we started a 3+ hour hike to the lodge deep in the
rainforest
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Skipping
across rocks and streams along the way
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Not
so itsy bitsy spider along the way
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Arrival
at La Danta Salvaje, perched on a canyon with a stunning
view.
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The
lodges were quite comfortable
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The
dining hall with our guide David (bottom right)
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