A couple of our college friends recently took a trip to Costa Rica, and I've been browsing though their pictures, getting excited for our trip in about a month and a half. I'm also trying to finalize the details of where we'll go and how we will get from place to place, and one small piece is proving to be a bit complicated. There are only 2 buses a day, both very bad timing in order to meet the boat taxi to our next destination. Also, I can't decide if we should spend 3 days on the coast, or take one of those days and replace the day on the Osa Peninsula we lost (due to stupidity on my part- April does NOT have 31 days). I really wish we had more time overall.

Maybe sometime we will take one of those easygoing, play-it-by-ear type of trips where you stay at a place until you feel like leaving, and make arrangements as you go. On the other hand, that kind of travel might drive me crazy, I'm not a highly organized person, but I am an anal trip researcher. It does become limiting, however, when you HAVE to be in certain places at certain times. Being totally flexible might be nice.