Alsguth Travel Blog

Hello again!  Yesterday we went whitewater rafting on the Savegre River.  We did class II & III rapids.  It was pretty constant "bumps" - super fun!  Joni, Kathy and James were in one raft with Luis.  Carsten, Paul, Linda and I were rafting with Antony.  They were great guides! The rapids were super fun - Carsten and I were in the front and there were several times when we were completely submerged! There was one stop along the way for a little hike to a waterfall and a snack. It was about an hour drive to the put-in spot.  The guides stopped a few times to show us certain plants along the way.  We were in the back of a Land Cruiser along the sides facing in.  It was a bit weird but we got there.   Today we split up, Carsten and James went fishing again.  The rest of us hit the beach.   They had better luck fishing today, catching 3 Rooster Fish, the biggest was 37 inches!  That is a big fish! Meanwhile, at the beach - it was happy hour! It was a very nice beach.   The wa

Hello from Costa Rica - or as the locals say "Pura Vida"!  Apparently this means hello, goodbye, I'm good, how are you?, etc! We had an early flight to beat the rush at the airport. Travel days are never too much fun but the reward at the end was this view from our house in Quepos. It was a 3 hour drive from San Jose Airport to Quepos. We stopped for pictures along the way.  This one was in Jaco. Our driver stopped for lunch at a fabulous place.  We had the local shot Guaro, Margaritas and Imperial beer. There was a tropical Storm Bonnie that was causing problems but we managed to use the pool and get some rays!   One of the stops along the way was to have a look at the (very fat) crocodiles.  This was actually very cool because we only have alligators in the US. The first night we had a sunset cruise.  We had a lovely time and even saw dolphins along side the boat.  There were several and it was fun to watch them! There is wildlife everywhere and the house instructions t