I left Bocas del Toro by boat + car and got to the boarder of Costa Rica a couple of hours later. To get into Costa Rica you need to cross an OLD bridge. NEVER have I seen a boardercrossing like this, and I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The bridge was full of holes and I would say dangerous! Everyone told me that I needed proof of leaving Costa Rica (bus-ticket, flight-ticket) before you are allowed to enter. But since I'm so lucky no one at the boarder asked me about this.
On the bus I started talking to this sweet girl, and after a while it turned out she is from Narvik in Norway! Haha. It's very rare to meet Norwegians backpacking, so I was very surprised. Grete and I both checked in to "Kaya's Place", almost in the middle of Puerto Viejo. The hotel was almost ON the beach, and I got upgraded to a private room with my very own bathroom. You should have seen the big smile on my face! It feels wonderful to have a private room after sharing with all sorts of weird people.
On the same hotel we met Sofia from Finland and we rented bikes and went to a nice beach 40 minutes outside the citycentre. The nature was beautiful and everything was perfect until Sofia's wheel went flat. Lucky us found a fantastic guy who fixed it so we could get back to town.
Grete and I went to the Jaguar Rescue Center one day for a guided tour.
We saw different kinds of animals including frogs, sloths, snakes and monkeys.
We saw different kinds of animals including frogs, sloths, snakes and monkeys.
The black beach next to our hostel.
No partypeople at my hostel, so I went to La Ruka hostel where my friend Andrew that I met in Colon/Panama works. We played drinking games and had a lot of fun. Went out to Lazy Mon after and had a few drinks. Several people in this picture got robbed on the beach by a man with a knife. SO glad I said no to that walk on the beach. Robbery is not unusual here, so I take as little as possible with me when going partying. I also make sure to walk together with others.
The chef/bartender at Kaya's Place was the best!
Not many people make you eggs and bacon at 3 am and serve you free drinks!
Not many people make you eggs and bacon at 3 am and serve you free drinks!
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