Our day started spectacularly with sunshine. Quite a change from the torrential downpour that we had yesterday. Not only did the day start with sunshine, but most of the day we had sunshine. So we were able to do the river boat cruise that we missed. In addition, we also went on outrigger canoes and… Read More Our day by the Pacific Ocean

At breakfast this morning, Volcano Arenal finally peaked out from behind the clouds. Here are two pics. We got off to an early start this morning, 7:30 am, because we had a 5 1/2 hour drive to the Pacific Ocean. We stopped at a co-op to buy souvenirs. Then we stopped for lunch. Lunch was… Read More On the Way to the Pacific Ocean

Before I start on today’s activities, here is a picture of my Costa Rican breakfast. It consists of rice, eggs, papaya and plantains. I’ve actually had it every day that I’ve been here so far. Today’s single activity consisted of visiting a family run farm. This farm is only 8 acres. They practice sustainable farming.… Read More Second Day in Arenal

Volcano Arenal last erupted in 1968 and completely wiped out the surrounding area. Today it is hard to believe that as we are completely surrounded by rainforest. Our first activity of the day was zip lining. I have never done this before and I have to admit that I was definitely nervous. It turned out… Read More First Full Day in Arenal

Before starting on today’s activities, I’d like to say how incredible our last three nights were at the Selva Verde Lodge. It was like being in the middle of the rainforest. The rooms were comfortable, the food was good and the kids really loved the swimming pool. It was just amazing how close to nature… Read More On to Arenal

Costa Rica is a very interesting country. It has not had a military since the mid-19th century. Only 1% of the country has not been vaccinated for Covid. The country is well educated. They are very interested in conservation of resources. Of course it is spectacularly beautiful. Our first adventure of today was a nice… Read More Day 2 on the Sarapiqui River

Today was a very exciting day. I have thoroughly enjoyed all my road scholar trips. They have been exceptional but this one beats them all. The activities today were an early morning, before breakfast, bird watching trip, white water rafting after breakfast, and visiting a cacao plantation after lunch. The kids also had to go… Read More Sarapiqui

We started off the day with a lecture on the biodiversity of Costa Rica. Costa Rica has one of the most diverse number of species in the world. There are many reasons for this. One is that Costa Rica is located in what they call the belly button of the Americas. It is equally distant… Read More First Day With Roadscholar

We arrived late last night, so we got to sleep in this morning. Zoe has spent a lot of time in the swimming pool. I was able to get her out long enough to walk to downtown San Juan to taking in some of the sites. We went to the central market where we had… Read More First day in San Juan, Costa Rica