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Pacuare Gilligan’s Island

The Pacuare river to the tune of the ‘Gilligan’s Island’ theme song…

a tale of a fateful trip
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip That started from this tropic port aboard this tiny ship…
the skipper brave and sure
The mate was a mighty sailing man, the skipper brave and sure. Five passengers set sail that day for a three hour tour, a three hour tour…James, Ray, Sue, Minnie, David and the skipper-aka Kristin. Luis our rescue kayaker took the photo.
the tiny ship was tossed
The weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed…
the minnow would be lost
If not for the courage of the fearless crew the minnow would be lost, the minnow would be lost…
The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle
The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle With Gilligan, the Skipper too
The millionaire and his wife
The millionaire and his wife,
The movie star, the professor
The movie star, the professor (he really is a professor) and Mary Ann, here on Gilligans Isle.
Pacuare river rapid
After taking a break at the waterfall it was back to the Pacuare river rapids
white water rafting
It took a couple of weeks of careful planning to talk my mom into white water rafting.
more fun than anyone
After we talked her into it she had more fun than anyone. Look at the smile on her face peeking out from under my arm.
grin from ear to ear
Every picture she has a grin from ear to ear.
Clearing the class four
Clearing the class four is well worth a high five on the Pacuare river in Costa Rica
I won't push you under
I promise I won’t push you under next time…
Goofing around in the pool beneath the waterfall
Goofing around in the pool beneath the waterfall
get down
We could tell when Kristin yelled get down she ment it.
beautiful waterfalls
Other beautiful waterfalls cascaded down the canyon walls into the Pacuare river
delirious grin
Wondering if we had fun? Just look at that delirious grin for your answer.
rafts are self bailing
Good thing the rafts are self bailing because we were more under than on top of this one!
I don’t think Kristin steered us wrong once

You won’t want this rafting trip to end with the sunset and by pausing in the middle for one or two nights at a riverside rustic camp you can turn it into one of Costa Rica’s iconic adventures.

Ray & Sue

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Adventures & Activities - Photos

Adventures & Activities - Photos
  • Guayabo National Monument
  • San Gerardo de Dota National Park
  • Lower Savegre & Rafiki
  • Pacuare River Rafting Overnight
  • Pacuare Gilligan’s Island



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