The Pacific Coast

After two straight days of rain in the Caribbean, we decided to head for the Pacific coast in search of sun.
- Puntarenas, Crocodile Bridge, La Caterata (waterfall)

Puntarenas - Hotel Tioga
Puntarenas - Hotel Tioga

Dinner in Puntarenas
Dinner in Puntarenas

View SW from our Room
View SW from our Room

View South from our room
View South from our room

View SE from our room
View SE from our room

View from Crocodile Bridge A <b>big</b> Tourist stop.  There were lots of cars and a few busses stopped at this bridge over the Tarcoles river
View from Crocodile Bridge

A big Tourist stop. There were lots of cars and a few busses stopped at this bridge over the Tarcoles river
Hiking down to the Waterfall
Hiking down to the Waterfall

The Trail
The Trail

More hiking views
More hiking views

The Top of the waterfall
The Top of the waterfall

The rest of the waterfall
The rest of the waterfall

Swimmin' Hole After an hour hike down in the heat and humidity, the cold water feels good.
Swimmin' Hole

After an hour hike down in the heat and humidity, the cold water feels good.
Swimmin Hole
Swimmin Hole

Germanic Yogi We met these two guys, (and one girl, not pictured), during the hike.  They were all students from Europe who had been in Costa Rica for 5 months as part of an exchange program.
Germanic Yogi

We met these two guys, (and one girl, not pictured), during the hike. They were all students from Europe who had been in Costa Rica for 5 months as part of an exchange program.
View from the room We woke up one morning to find this ship outside our window.
View from the room

We woke up one morning to find this ship outside our window.
Sailing Ship
Sailing Ship

Goodbye Hotel Tioga And so we leave Puntarenas for San Jose, and our flight back to the U.S.
Goodbye Hotel Tioga

And so we leave Puntarenas for San Jose, and our flight back to the U.S.
Policia We ran into a little trouble on the way to San Jose.  Apparently the registration for our rental car had expired.  We weren't asked to pay the fine right then and there.
Policia

We ran into a little trouble on the way to San Jose. Apparently the registration for our rental car had expired. We weren't asked to pay the fine right then and there.

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