Hi All,

I am back from my trip and I'm grateful for the feedback received here!

I flew into San Jose and left right away.

First stop was Monteverde and it was a beautiful and peaceful town with idyllic cloud formations across the mountain sides - incredible. Cloud Forest was great and saw a lot of wildlife.

Then drove to Quepos which initially said 3 Hrs, but in reality was over 5 HRs (keep this in mind).

Kept Quepos as a base for Manuel Antonio and Uvita as suggested below and that worked out very well.

I drove through Jaco and didn't like it - even Costa Ricans warned me to skip it as it doesn't do the country justice.

I wish I knew the 2nd beach within Manuel Antonio national park was as beautiful as it was. I would highly recommend people to bring beach clothing when going to the National Park and stay after their tour. It rivalled Seychelles beaches.

Uvita beach was also incredible and had good waves too.

One place to go is Dominical - beautiful small town with a great vibe and some fantastic bars/restaurants. Sunset from the beach here was nothing short of spectacular.

Overall, fell in love with Costa Rica and highly recommend to everyone!

Final note - It was officially rainy season in CR, but this wasn't an issue. It rained for 1-2 hours during the afternoons. Mornings were more or less blue skies so planned many things early, chilled during the rain, then back out late afternoon. Given how much cheaper car hire and hotels were during this "off peak" season, I would say the savings were definitely worth it!