Pura Vida


Got back from my Costa Rican road trip last night. Went to Monteverde for a couple of days and then was off to Puerto Viejo on the Caribbean coast.
Several things I learned on my trip:
Skirts make for easy road-side peeing.
Alka-Seltzer is king.
They tell you not to put paper in the toilet for a reason.
There are still people who get their hair braided on vacation and think it’s super-cool. (We get it; you were on the beach. Now give it up already.)

Thanks to all the Feministing ladies for putting in more time while I was gone. And a tremendous thanks to Amanda for guest blogging; she did a fabulous job, as expected.
Now back to work…
More pics after the jump if you’re interested. (I’ll be putting more up throughout the day. Just in case you want to really stalk me.)



Our bungalow in Puerto Viejo had a hammock. This made my trip.

The dashing Mr. Ray Clepper proves that you don’t need two hands to double fist.

They call it the cloud forest for a reason…

Pretty.

Our Suzuki Jimny. Before we killed it on the dirt and rock roads of Monteverde.

Can you get more relaxed than smoking a coconut pipe on a hammock? Me thinks not.

We were by far the palest people on the beach. But our Irish-related insecurity was quelled by mango margaritas. Yum.

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