We left Carmel Valley at lunch time to drive to San Francisco, our last stop of the trip. It was a three hour drive, so we stopped half way at a beautiful redwood forest, similar to Muir Woods. We did the smaller trail, but saw some amazing trees, the tallest being about 84m tall, over… Continue reading Henry Cowell Redwood State Park
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Snorkelling in Kealakekua Bay
Today we are in Kona, on the southern side of the big island. There is no port so we had to anchor and get the tender boats to the shore. We booked onto a snorkelling trip to Kealakekua bay which apparently was the inspiration behind the reef and fish species in Finding Nemo. The catamaran… Continue reading Snorkelling in Kealakekua Bay
Waterfalls and Tropical Farm in Hilo
This morning we went on a cruise excursion to OK Farms where we had a tour around the orchard and visited two beautiful waterfalls. Our tour guide Toni-Jo picked local fruits for us to try such as longans and rambutan, then took us to the mama cacao tree where she opened a cacao fruit and… Continue reading Waterfalls and Tropical Farm in Hilo
Whale watching in Maui
This afternoon we went to the Maui Ocean Centre, an aquarium right next to the whale watching. We saw some turtles, sharks and a really amazing 3D dome cinema of hump back whales. After we went on the whale watching catamaran. We were very lucky as there were a group of about six whales really… Continue reading Whale watching in Maui
Quad Biking near Manuel Antonio
Yesterday we literally did nothing other than sit by the pool, drink cocktails and enjoy the sun. At about 4pm it rained really heavily so we all huddled under the canopy that protected the bar and stayed in the pool until it was dark! Paul and Chalkie felt like they needed one last adventure so… Continue reading Quad Biking near Manuel Antonio
Mum and Dad buy another holiday home
We tried to talk them out of it but Mum and Dad have fallen in love with Costa Rica so much that today they put a deposit down on a house. It’s only a small plot but Mum said she loves little yellow houses and they just had to have it. Obviously we don’t mind… Continue reading Mum and Dad buy another holiday home
Chalkie Dundee!
We left San Ramon at 9am this morning after saying goodbye to the families we have been with for 2 weeks. Although we are all excited to be moving onto somewhere new, it was sad to leave them behind knowing we probably wouldn’t see them again. The minibus journey was just over 3 hours to… Continue reading Chalkie Dundee!
Tour of Volio and a Maccy D’s
Yesterday after the car crash, Marta’s neighbour George came to the rescue and escorted Mum and Dad to the Quinta. We later found out he was actually Marta’s husbands cousin and was also working across the street from us today. This morning we had only been at work about half an hour and he came… Continue reading Tour of Volio and a Maccy D’s
End of a perfect weekend
We woke this morning to another beautiful day in Costa Rica and made the most of a lay in as tomorrow it’s back to our 5.30 alarms! We met for breakfast and spent a few hours by the pool until check out at 12pm. Our pass to the Tabacon included a free next day pass… Continue reading End of a perfect weekend
Hot springs at Tabacon
We woke this morning to glorious sunshine in the most perfect location you could imagine. The hotel is a small family business but the plot they have here is amazing. Paul and I missed breakfast as last week we got up at 5.45am every morning and I refused to get up until at least 9am… Continue reading Hot springs at Tabacon