I arrived in San Jose by noon and was picked up at the airport and transferred to Xandari Resort and Spa. After a wonderful lunch on the terrace and walk around the grounds, it was time for my spa treatments. I had reserved a coconut body scrub treatment and a aromatic facial. Both were wonderful treatments and I highly recommend them both. Very …

This was by far the best day of the trip. I had not gone river rafting before and all of us were a little nervous. But, fear not! We had excellent instructions from Daniel on the ride to the outfitter. Each group of 5-6 were assigned to a guide. Our guide was Gordo and he had to be the best. He fitted us with helmets and life jackets and gave us …

After a restful night under my mosquito net, I awoke early to the sunlight and sounds of the rainforest. I headed to my hammock to enjoy the rainforest till time for breakfast. After a breakfast of fruits and eggs it was time to be fitted with rubbed boots for a rainforest hike. We went on a 3 hour hike in the rainforest in the morning and went …

A rainy night in the early morning hours but the rain stopped in time for our daytime activities. Some guests took a bird watching walk before breakfast. I spent time in my hammock. After breakfast it was time for my 'adventure' horseback ride though the farm and up in the mountain rainforest. This was a great adventure - especially the …

Time to say good bye to Richard and Gusto and head out to Panama. On the way to Panama we stopped at the Sloth Sanctuary. We made this stop per a pre-arranged special request. I highly recommend this. First we had a one hour canoe ride to look for sloth and other wildlife and we were not disappointed. We spotted a sloth first thing and he was …

Woke up to rain

Early flight to Panama

Early flight to USA