The Mighty Mt. Chirripo (a long story)

***Disclaimer:  Though mostly true, parts of this adventure have been exaggerated for your entertainment purposes!

Once upon a time in Costa Rica, there were three young heroes who decided to prove to everyone how tough they were by conquering the mighty mountain of Chirripo. Now, normally a mountain would not be a challenge for the fit young heroes, because after all, they grew up in very mountainous areas, such as Charleston and Holland. What is the tallest mountain in Costa Rica compared Mt. Pleasant, SC… nothing they thought! One thing they didn’t realize is that Mt. Chirripo is the tallest mountain in all of Central America…much taller than the mountain in Mt. Pleasant.

Black Friday Christmas parade in San Jose!

San Gerardo de Rivas

Now that we have regular internet again, here are some photos of what we've been up to for the past few weeks!  The first pictures are of the hostel we worked at...Casa Mariposa: a beautiful retreat near the bast of Mt. Chirripo and Cloudbridge Reserve.  It was such a cool place to be for a few weeks; mountains, rivers, jungle and nice cool weather!  The next photos are of a hike we did on Ashley's birthday to some waterfalls and gardens.  The last are of Mt. Chirripo itself....what turned out to be a grueling 2 day hike.  9 hours up, 6 hours down.  A great anecdote on that adventure will follow soon!  Enjoy!

Out of Touch

Hey guys!!! So the internet does not work too well where we are in Costa Rica...considering we are at around 5000 ft on the side of a mountain I guess it's understandable!  We have had a good time so far at Casa Mariposa...learning a lot about gardening, composting and how to build stone walls.  We will be in San Jose, Costa Rica next Friday and will be able to resume regualar posting!  Costa Rica is a wonderful country and soooo beautiful.  We went on a long hike this morning for my birthday and hopefully will be climbing the giant Mt. Chirripo next Monday and Tuesday.  We are sure some good stories will come from that excursion!  Thanks for bearing with us and be prepared from some amazing pictures at the end of next week!!
Love,
A&D...Venturing Out