Final Thoughts – Costa Rica
By the Numbers…
• Number of identified birds in Operation Bird Discovery – 47
• Pounds of gallo pinto (rice and beans) consumed – 6
• Number of monkey photos taken by Monkey Photographer BP – 1,000+
• Percentage of random foods Brendan made Mel eat – 24
• Number of Brel disagreements – 3 (that we’re counting, anyhow)
• Percentage of time Mel spent whining while hiking – 30%
• Number of hours Brendan claimed to be working when really, he was just surfing the internet – 26
• Ratio of Freebies to Personal Money spent – 2:1
Moments We’d Rather Forget…
• The 2.5 hour local bus ride to Dominical – spent standing in the aisle (until the whining finally got someone to give up their seat)
• Mel’s sun rash and Brendan’s food poisoning
• The plastic covered bed in Monteverde – shielding us from bed bugs perhaps?
• The many impossibly slow internet connections and the ridiculous amount of time we spent uploading content to the blog, and photos to Flickr
Highlights
• Titi Monkeys eating bananas out of Mel’s hand (I know, you’re not supposed to feed the monkeys, but have you seen the pics? Who could resist!?)
• Waking up in Mel Gibson’s bed with waves crashing just metres away
• Being treated like VIP’s – when we all know this just isn’t the case
• The rooms at Arenas del Mar, the privacy of Latitude 10, the clubhouse at Rancho Pacifico and the service at Tabacon Hot Springs
• Meeting great Ticos (locals) and fascinating tourists – hola!
• Mastering some great salsa and merengue moves – and being applauded while trying them out in at a local restaurant
• Realizing people are actually reading our blog – thanks! We love the comments, so please keep ‘em coming!
Tags: Costa Rica, Final Thoughts, Travel
pichemelanie
February 3rd, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Spent two weeks in Costa Rica many years ago when tourism was new and undeveloped. The locals were so charming and uncorrupted. I suppose that’s all changed. Great memories.
February 10th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Hey guys, I’m absolutely loving the blog!! Actually, to be quite honest, I have mixed emotions about the blog … I love reading it, but it makes me so damn jealous!!! You guys are experiencing some pretty incredible things!! The travel stories are hillarious and I can so picture the two of you bickering out there in the wilderness!! I hope to get the chance to see you guys when you’re home and can’t wait to hear more about the adventures. Miss yous!
melissa