Costa Rica Archives | Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/tag/costa-rica/ Exploring the world on a Vancouver 36 Sun, 03 Sep 2023 01:52:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.svruahatu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-SVRuaHatu_Stamp-32x32.png Costa Rica Archives | Sailing Rua Hatu https://www.svruahatu.com/tag/costa-rica/ 32 32 Departing A Beautiful Paradise https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/12/departing-a-beautiful-paradise/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/12/departing-a-beautiful-paradise/#respond Fri, 30 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=3973 Our three month stay in Costa Rica flew by quickly and we are getting ready to check out of Costa Rica in Golfito and make our way to Panama. But first we enjoy Costa Rica’s beauty for a little while longer. After Nic’s return from his Thanksgiving trip to California, we had three more weeks …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/12/thanksgiving-travel/feed/ 0 A Wet Sail to the Beautiful Osa Peninsula https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/11/a-wet-sail-to-the-beautiful-osa-peninsula/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/11/a-wet-sail-to-the-beautiful-osa-peninsula/#respond Fri, 25 Nov 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=3862 We take advantage of the winds produced by a small offshore storm system to sail south from Isla Cedros to Puerto Jimenez, on the eastern coast of the Osa Peninsula. A Wet and Bumpy Sail We decided to sail down to Golfo Dulce before Nic’s departure for California to visit his family. Originally our plan …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/11/a-wet-sail-to-the-beautiful-osa-peninsula/feed/ 0 Pacific Central West https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/11/pacific-central-west/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/11/pacific-central-west/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=3834 As we continue to explore the inside of the Nicoya Peninsula, we relish in the numerous similarities between our old sailing grounds of Puget Sound and our current environment. Both have ferry rides, wildlife, desolate beaches and rainforest. The only difference is the temperature. Isla Cedros & Isla Jesusita Though the southern end of the …

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]]> https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/11/pacific-central-west/feed/ 0 Dodging raindrops in the jungle https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/10/dodging-raindrops-in-the-jungle/ https://www.svruahatu.com/2022/10/dodging-raindrops-in-the-jungle/#respond Fri, 28 Oct 2022 13:54:32 +0000 https://www.svruahatu.com/?p=3650 We leave behind the exposed northern coastline for a bit of protection inside Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula. Between the (many) raindrops, we manage to spot some truly amazing wildlife as we island hop on our way up the inside of the peninsula. Bahia Ballena After rocking and rolling all the way from Tamarindo, we were …

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