After Manzanillo, we had booked a stay (the 3rd) in the vicinity of Turrialba. However, I convinced Sounda to cancel our last hotel to allow us to enjoy a few days in the Manzanillo area. We were looking for hotels and almost everything was sold out. We realized that it was Holy Week and a lot of people come […]

When this film’s production team landed on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, they hired dozens of people, including Manuel and some of his family members. Georges Brossard was technical advisor for the entomological side, including how the main actor would handle a butterfly net. Nevertheless, he had a lot of free time to venture in the […]

A few months ago, we have had the opportunity to meet Georges Brossard at his residence. The goal that we wanted to accomplish was to inspire Mael in his interest in entomology. However, our lifestyle has piqued Mr. Brossard’s interest and in one of our discussions, we mentioned that one of our next destinations would Manzanillo […]

Do you have a passion? If so, how has it emerged and how did you preserved it through time? Here is the story behind the passion of Mael for insects and why we so carefully cultivate it. When darkness falls, our children gets excited at the idea of ​​walking in the dark for, perhaps, discover an […]

Near our hotel flows a beautiful  river: the Sarapiqui. I needed to play in the water, so I proposed to Sounda and Mael to go rafting in a relatively easy section. For those who know the ratings, the rapids that we did are classified R2-R3. This was a first for Mael and I’m glad he can discover (again) a new activity. […]

Our excursion to La Paz waterfalls was a very anticipated event. First, we had planned to do it two weeks ago, but we were in a hotel on the wrong side of the Poás volcano. Then, when we were return from Tortuguero, a couple of Israelis told us that they had fulfilled one of their dreams there. They […]

The pace of our journey slows as we’re getting close to returning to Canada. While we stayed on average 3 nights / location until the arrival of mamie Lise, now we’re staying 5-6 nights. Some days are free, as well as some half-days to allow us to make progress with Maël’s school. The Guapiles region is rather poor in activities […]

Here are some news in bulk that I sent to our parents.  – Sounda I often think of you…  And I have so much to write about what we experience every day in our world without routine. Alas, I don’t have the energy to stay up late like Sylvain and I’m also developing during this […]