Costa Rica (6)
Aug 8, 2017
One of the things we had heard many times was that Costa Rica was significantly more expensive than the other countries in Central America. While certain things did cost a lot more, especially vehicle parts, it was not as astronomical as we had been...
Aug 7, 2017
The gods of Costa Rica decided that they were due some more money. Maybe bacause we previously flew back to the US to buy parts at a more reasonable price or just because Murphy has a law and it was necessary for us to fully understand its...
Jul 28, 2017
Many times we have mentioned that the beaches of the pacific usually do not fit what we prefer. That does not mean we have stopped visiting them or that we do not appreciate their beauty. Our ideal beach consists of being able to get into the water...
Jul 10, 2017
Sometimes a slow start is the best way to get back our mojo. Once we retrieved the van from storage we soon found ourselves in a stall. Our tentative plans with the Iveco shop fell through and while the Ford dealer was willing to gouge us on...
Jul 1, 2017
We needed to check the van into an Almacen Fiscal storage facility and suspend our vehicle temporary import permit (TIP) at the Aduana prior to flying home to the US, so we decided to stay at the Country Inn & Suites San Jose Aeropuerto for two...
Jun 23, 2017
After almost two years traveling, we found ourselves in a bit of a funk...missing family and friends, the conveniences of house life, the mom and pop restaurant that greeted us by name, the honey from the beekeeper down the street, the smell our of...
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