SpringBokCock

Yes. Book the Oryx hotel in advance. It fills up.

Lounge is really nice but 8 hours in it is miserable.

Ottawa.

Nope, sorry, can’t do it.

Depending on how long you go for, you may want to make a couple of stops. The classic three stop trip is Manuel Antonio, Guanacaste and Arenal.

We are big travelers and absolutely love the Nayara resorts. The original one is in Arenal: Nayara Gardens. They added on Nayara Springs (adult only) and Nayara Tented Camp. They are building new properties in Manuel Antonio and Guanacaste, although I don’t know when they will open.

We like Nayara for incredible service and great food (Costa Rican “typical” food is pretty basic — chicken, rice and beans, and a simple salad). It’s great to have an early breakfast, then head out for an activity: zip lining (skytrek is best), canyoning, rafting, lake fishing, coffee tours, horseback riding, etc. head back to the resort for lunch and a spa break or hang by the pool. Springs and Tented camp have private volcanically heated plunge pools at each villa. No hotel style rooms; all private villas and surprisingly affordable given the quality.

It’s the rainforest so expect a few tropical showers. Keeps everything lush and green.


I like the Andaz and Four Seasons in Guanacaste as well. The only downside is they are really generic. Generically beautiful and luxurious yes, but not much sense of being in a foreign country. Once you cross the security gate every inch is immaculately landscaped, you might as well be in Hilton Head - except it is mountainous.


Bottom line. Wherever you start, end your trip at Nayara. You won’t regret it.

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Apparently the drones are being launched from Finland and other Scandinavian countries. If they don't shut this down, they are helping bring on World War III.

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Sure Vlad, whatever you say.

Barbecue and Low Country Boil. Maybe shrimp and grits since it’s breakfast.

Don’t know what Woodstock lot is.

Buy a pass for the fairgrounds or SCETV.

Go visit the Cockabooses on the south side of the stadium. It’s five minutes from your parking spot. Look for number 13.

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The battlefields were fairly static so bodies just lay in fields and disappeared under churned-up earth. I cant imagine a worse hell than spending days, weeks and months in those conditions. All the while having to remain below ground surface.

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My grandfather fought in World War I. He lived to 100 and remembered everything. Told me about moving up to new positions in mid July 1916 on the Somme. They found some nice soft ground so started to dig in. As soon as they broke ground, there was a terrible smell. Turned out to be shallow graves of German soldiers from earlier in the battle.

Poor tackling gets you every time.