Costa Rica!

When I was in Grade 4, some good soul donated old copies of National Geographic to my teacher. At that time, my teacher was working on setting up a reading centre for the community. I was lucky enough to be picked to bring and arrange the periodicals in the centre. And this was when I first had a glimpse of a country that was barely described in the 1977 edition of the Nations of the World (my favorite book since I learned how to read). My fascination with Costa Rica, its biodiversity in particular, never waned since then.

Fast forward to 2005

Cecile and I decided to go on an adventure trip. This pharmacy practice is too stressful! We considered the Carribean, the Maritime provinces and Costa Rica. Carribean was too easy. The Maritimes were too accesible. Costa Rica was the one.

We planned for the trip to fall in September when she will have her vacation. At this time of the year, it will be rainy season in Costa Rica which means that it's the low season. This translates to less transportation and accommodation expenses, less crowd and sure adventure for us.

Costa Rica here I come!