My last tour with motorhome, we went to Mexico, and the chicken was on the menu so often that to this day my husband will not eat. “All pollo’ed Out” is how he says. But this was not the case this time, so, obviously, even the same company visits, each visit is different, because the details are largely organized by local staff.

We have not spent much time in San Jose itself, just led through it on the road to local attractions. But I noticed the windows and barred spirals of barbed wire that surrounds almost every house and building, and two armed guards and outputs an appliance store, of all places. Faced with a bank, I could understand, but in a shop selling washing machines? The guide said that the local crime rate is extremely high. In Mexico, I saw some windows sealed, but some barbed wire. They said that theft is a problem throughout Latin America, and an acquaintance who has traveled extensively throughout the continent, he told me not to take anything of value, along my journey. However, even with this reservation, the view is really striking. I’m not used to that of all Canadian and United States, the Caribbean and even without such obvious problems. Despite the fact that Costa Rica is a trendy place for retirement for many gringos, this would really make me think twice before moving there.

Costa Rica is a volcanic region, and the tour group went to see two volcanoes, Poas Volcano and the Arenal volcano. The Poas Volcano was at a height, covered with a forest full of streaming clouds, fog halloween unlike anything I’ve seen elsewhere. The crater, which contains a bright green, a very acidic lake was barely visible due to foggy conditions, but the only way through the forest was worth itself.itself.

If you plan to hike into the rain forest, even on groomed trails, be sure to wear walking shoes, no sandals, and even long pants that can fit in these boots. I’m not joking when I make this recommendation: the floor of the rainforest is full of biting ants, two army ants and leafcutter ants, which have huge nests several feet in diameter. These ants bite really toxic, and I found this way, the evil that I and many others from the tour, sandals, and we did a dance to prevent insects from crawling shadow on our feet and bite us . However, I am left with a swollen ankle due to an ant, who had managed to hang on. I wonder how the local Indians who lived in the rainforest has treated this as they went barefoot all the time.

We also spent two days in Tortuguero preserve wildlife, a paradise for birdwatchers. He had all sorts of exotic birds including toucans. We also saw some small crocodiles, iguanas and various species of monkeys. Curiously, despite the rain forests, there are very few mosquitoes.

By: J Schipper