Author: mickimodell
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Horseback Riding & Waterfalls
Our last activity of the trip was certainly a great one! We drove through the countryside and learned about the history of the area on our way to the horse stables. We were each introduced to our horse for the day, and off we went. The horses Jesse & I were riding were new to…
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Manuel Antonio National Park
This next part of our journey has taken us to very different experience. We left Playa Cativo & Cativo Lodge, where we were pretty secluded, and came to Quepo, which is a city and there are tons of people. It is hard to compare the two experiences because they are such different places. Quepo is…
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A Short Hike to the Farm & Another Long, Steep, Hot, Amazing Hike
Cativo Lodge, where we are staying, has its own a organic farm to produce many of the herbs and eggs that are part of our meals while we are there. We went on a hike that led us through the forest, past leaf cutter ants and wild boar, all the way to the little farm.…
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Kayaking in the Mangroves
Today was our day to kayak down a river and through the mangroves. While we didn’t see a lot of wildlife in the mangroves, we saw some amazing trees, roots, and waterways. Of course, on our way to see the mangroves and kayak through them, we did see some bottlenose dolphins that decided they wanted…
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Snorkeling and Pushing Through Your Fears…
Who wouldn’t want to go snorkeling, and 80° water… I had this beautiful picture of wading out from the shore, placing my face in the water where my feet could still touch the ground, and looking at beautiful fish that wanted to get their picture taken. When we got to the spot where we were…
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Playa Cativo…dolphins & whales
On our first full day at Playa Cativo, we were scheduled for a boat tour. Of course, we spotted a sea turtle on our way to Cativo Lodge yesterday. I thought that might be the highlight of our ocean animals, but nope. As we headed out, our guide mentioned the different dolphins we might see.…
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Lofoten!!! Above the Arctic Circle!!!
Okay, so making it to a place that is above the Arctic Circle is something I’ve always wanted to do. Yay for crossing that one off my list! And I can tell you that the Lofoten Islands didn’t disappoint. On our first day, we arrived early due to the SAS airline strike & our changed…
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A Beautiful Cathedral & an Airline Strike
The bus/train ride north from Ålesund to Tronheim was a lovely way to see the countryside the way the locals do. Our train stopped in Dombås, where we ate lunch. In Trondheim we took a guided-walking tour that ended with a private tour into the seldom seen parts of the cathedral. These included the crypt…
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An Overnight Ferry and (sticking with the boating theme) Kayaks!
I think I had my best sleep yet on the ride from Bergen to Ålesund. It was a Hurtigruten ferry/overnight cruise boat, the MS Vesterålen. We were on the boat for almost 24 hours. It was a nice way to rest up while traveling through some incredible fjords. I would definitely recommend this ship. While…
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And then we made it to Bergen!
Traveling across Norway can be tiring even with an overnight stop. Our supper on the train after the Viking village consisted of sandwiches from the deli in Gudvangen. Making it to Bergen was worth it, though. Bergen is the second largest city in Norway. After getting out of the train station, we walked past a…
So Much Adventuring 