Having recently acquired my first passport in October 2011, I decided a trip was in order. I knew that I was not going to have my kids for Christmas, and there was absolutely NO way I was going to wake up in the house with no kids. Christmas is just too big and special in this house. So, I had to get out. What better excuse to try out that shiny new passport? So, I tried to find (what I thought) would be the most non-Christmas-y place to be so that I wouldn't miss the kids too much. First criteria - no snow. Also didn't want to be around families or couples or any of that stuff. So, I found a tour company that catered to singles and served up action packed vacations.
Bike Hike Adventures was a wonderful choice! I had a blast and was so busy I didn't have a chance to be completely miserable missing my kids. We went white water rafting on Class III/IV rapids for two days, hiking from our campsite to see a waterfall, hiking through the rain forest and the Arenal Volcano, soaking in the hot spring, hiking to a massive waterfall, zip lining, sea kayaking, braved public transportation during free time to get to the beach, and miscellaneous other adventures. There were 6 of us in the group (plus 3 guides for the white water rafting ). Had an amazing time and I will try to come back and fill in some more details another time, but I need to finish getting ready for my next adventure that begins tomorrow!
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| Hiking after the first day of white water rafting took us to this wonderful hidden gem. |
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Alejandro (guide), Jess, Melissa, Me, Moira, Jeff, Marlon (guide)
in the back - Brian, and Jeffrey (safety kayaker)
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| Standing in front of the huge waterfall near Arenal. |
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| Me and my roommate Moira - she's a history teacher from Pennsylvania. |
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| Me and my fear of heights...on a zip line! Woo Hoo - cross that one off the bucket list. |
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| Beautiful view of the sunset from the hotel in Quepos. |
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| Getting ready for sea kayaking, which turned out to be a rather dubious choice of tour guides... |
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Majestic views of blue ocean crashing over volcanic rocks
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