Hi Everybody:

Here I am faithie !!

Yes, I am off for South America for 3 and a half weeks.
No, I am not going to hike the Inca trail to Michu Picchu, the scenic train ride will do.!!

I have private tour guides for all places and will do Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, the Iguassu Falls, the Amazon , Santiago Chile and the wine country.... and many other places in between.

Yep, a Costa Rica get together would sure be something....maybe one day!

Hey faithie I see on the National News all about the terrible weather you are having...take care.

shillmac , I will wave to you as the plane flies over Costa Rica.!!

Good Night all
Percy

Somebody is leaving in 2 days!!! :) Hope you are getting all packed and raring to go.

Say hi to Heilyn, Jenny, Kim & Gerly for me and of course have a blast (that's the easy part!)

Bye-bye Jill! Have a wonderful time!

You guys are giving me goose bumps!

Hipchick (can I call you that)? :)

Every time does, indeed, feel like the first time. Honeymoon isn't over yet, I guess! ;) Speaking of me and Costa Rica, that is! :) LOL!

I have taken a couple of notes from this thread--will indeed check on the loft cabina.

Tully--thanks! Yes, am packed. That's a first for me--usually do it the night before! I've had my liquids in my baggie for 3 days already! :) Just remembered to add my Skutch "bible" last night! Everything is carry-on. DH's backpack weighs 11 pounds, though, and mine is right at 24! Think we'll be trading. . . .
Will definitely say hello to everyone on your list. . did you forget Jose or do you not like him? LOL! I'm sure he's your best friend when you are at BdC! :)

Hi to the felines. Hope all is well with you!

Thank you so much for the good wishes, everyone! If ever there is a group hug scheduled, I'll try my best to be there! :)

Percy, you dog! We'll be flying the same day. . .hope we don't get close enough to wave! Have a wonderful time--take good notes; I hope to use your advice for SA if ever we get to go! About what time will you be flying over mid America? We're flying out of Houston about 10:00 or 11:00 a.m.--need to check! Arriving CR 3:00---grrrr, the flight out of Houston was recently moved up about an hour and a half--BUMMER! AFTER we scheduled that first 5:00 a.m. leg! Could've scheduled the later first leg and slept in another couple of hours! Oh well, I don't think I've ever arrived in CR anything but totally exhausted! And come home the same! :)

Gracias, todos!

shillmac
I will be flying over Costa Rica about the time you will be landing...I will be on my way to Lima Peru .

Take Care and have a safe trip

Percy

Thanks for the "heads up"--no pun intended! :) Talk to you when you get back. Buen viaje!

Oh of course Jill, hola's to Jose, Kevin, Eduardo too but I was trying not to give you too long a list! Wow, 24 lbs! I know I preach packing light but if they're giving me 30 lbs I am damn well taking every ounce of it, lol! We'll see how I do for my trip. Have a fantastic time, can't wait to hear from you when you return.

Oops forgot, have a great trip too Percy. Peru - wow! Looking forward to hearing about that too. Safe travels!

Thanks tully.

I will let you know next month how everything went.

They have soooooooooo many different Macaws in the Amazon, I am looking forward to seeing some different one.

Take Care
Percy

Jill,
Have a safe trip. I know you'll have a great one. Can't wait to hear all about it.

Percy,
Safe trip for you, too. I'll be interested in your report when you get back.

Fran

LOL, Tully! The girl arrives San Jose, sits outside the airport sipping an Imperial, soaking up the first rays of Pura Vida, then picks up her 30 # pack and hails a taxi. . .

I have a new feature to add to my original mental picture of "Tully Arrives in CR"! :)

Hey, I didn't include my backpack. It's not going to be like a feather! I'll probably be very close to #30!

:)

Fran, thank you! You can bet I'll give the "low down", although, when it comes to BdC, it's usually always gonna be about the same story and others have already done it so well! And I know my photos won't compare to the ones I've viewed recently on Fodor's. But I'll have a "few words". Don't laugh, you guys, I WILL try not to ramble too much! :)

Have a great trip everyone! And don't hurt your backs with those heavy packs -- you want to be able to come back in 30 years.

ttt!

shillmac is at Bosque Del Cabo as we speak. Wonder what she's doing...Lucky girl!

tully - It IS too bad we miss each other by just one day!

Where are all the other May-goers? Have we scared them away???

We won't be there in May but we leave for Costa Rica in twenty-seven days. (!!!)
We will be staying five nights at The Pearl and then three at Bosque del Cabo and then one more at The Pearl.

It would be super to meet up with another Fodorite but it does not sound like any will be where will be when we are there.

Thanks for the fun topic Hip Virgo Chick. It is interesting to find out where everyone is going and how they arrange thier travels.

Very Best,
Gem

I'm in May, but early May

4/27 - 4/29 Arenal (Tabacon(
4/30 -5/1 Peace Lodge
5/2 - 5/5 BDC
5/6 SJO and home

Just a little more than a month to go! :)

topping...as March slowly slides into April :) I'm sure I'm the only one counting off the days, right?! ;)

No tully, you're surely NOT the only one ;) In fact, planning too far ahead can hold both advantages and disadvantages. More time to research and ask questions, but more time to feel like you're absolutely going to burst if it doesn't get here soon, LOL!

And...more time to mess around with plans...I just changed my itinerary from 4 nights in Arenal to 3, and 4 nights in Osa to 5...PLEASE someone stop me...I'm out of control!

You did the right thing, my opinion. . .

LOL, Tully--now I'm counting off until June! The closer it gets, the more I start thinking, "oh, oh, oh, it's gonna be over soon!" Something definitely wrong with some of us. .! :)