Prices Total US Dollars US$3770.47
Total Costa Rica Colon CR 228951.2
$1 US ~= $505 (CRC)
CR 228951.2 * (1 US/ 505) ~= $US 453.37
Total spent in US dollars:
US$3770.47 + US$453.37 = US$ 4223.84
Day 1, Saturday, December 18, 2010 (And bills paid prior to trip)
$34.95 US - GPS Map for Panama
$34.95 US - GPS Map for Costa Rica
$1113.95 US Air Fare
$30.00 US Bike on Continental Airlines
$77.72 - Travelers insurance
$9.95 - Houston airport - Service charge to exchange money fro US to CR
Daily total = US$1301.52
Day 2, Sunday, December 19, 2010
$5.75 = Panama City - 2 beers and a ham and cheese sandwich
$5.00 = Panama City - tip to man that gave me a ride to the motel from the airport (free service provided by the motel = Costa Inn)
$7.25 = Panama City - Bag of chips, 1.5 liter water, soda pop and 6 cookies
$2.00 = Panama City - one hour of internet at hotel
$55.00 - Panama City - Motel
Daily total = US$75.00
Day 3, Monday, December 20, 2010
$83.48 = Panama City - Thrifty Rental car
$20.00 = Panama City - gas on other side of bridge from Panama City
$3.00 = - Colon - 2 small waters and 2 sodas
$3.95 = Colon - bike lock
$9.95 0 – Panama City – 2, 1.5% liter waters, 2 sodas and can of nuts.
$14,00 – Panama City motel - Chicken, 2 beers and a $1.75 tip
Free Breakfast at motel
$55.00 - Panama City - Motel
Daily total = US$189.38
Day 4, Tuesday, December 21, 2010
$42.00 ($40.00 for tour and $2.00 tip) - Panama City - Canal Tour
$5.00 - Extra fee for Canal tour - wrong tour, had to get new tour.
$11.70 ($10.70 and $1.00 tip) – Panama City - Dinner at motel
$1.00 – Panama City - half hour internet
Free Breakfast at motel
$35.00 - Panama City - Motel
$90.00 - Panama City - Unknown Motel Charge, just noticed this when going over my expenses 6 months after trip
Daily total = US$184.70
Day 5, Wednesday, December 22, 2010
$10.00 – Panama City - cab to bus station
$12.60 - Panama City - Bus to David
$3.00 - Necklace on bus to David
$25.00 – David - taxi to Boquete
$2.85– 2 small bags of cereal
$16.75 – Boquete - loaf of bread. a beer, 1.5 L water, cereal, cookies, 3 cans of tuna and a candy bar
$1.00 – Boquete - one hour internet
Free Breakfast at motel
$42.00 - Boquete - Motel
Daily total = US$113.20
Day 6, Thursday, December 23, 2010
$8.00 - Boquete - Taxi to the volcano Baru park entrance
$5.00 = Boquete - Park entrance fee
$2.00 - Boquete - return Taxi from the volcano Baru park entrance
$2.82 - Boquete - liter of water, coke and a beer
$17.75 ($15.75 * $2.00 tip) – Boquete - Trout dinner with 2 beers
$42.00 - Boquete - Motel
Daily total = US$77.57
Day 7, Friday, December 24, 2010
$64.00 – Boquete – Zip-line tour
$1.25 – Boquete – Cup of coffee at zip-line tour
$10.00 – Boquete – CD of zip-line tour
$15.20 – Boquete – T-shirt of zip-line tour
$1.84 – Boquete – Sales tax of zip-line tour
$3.95 – Boquete - Spaghetti dinner with French fries and a ginger ale
$0.25 – Boquete – wire to fix my bike
$6.45 – Boquete – 2 beers, soda, small pack of 6 cookies, 1 gallon of water and 2 cans of tuna
$2.00 – Boquete – Charm bracelet from native lady at coffee tour
$3.75 - Boquete - Earrings
$29.50 - Boquete – Coffee tour
$42.00 - Boquete - Motel
Daily total = US$180.19
Day 8, Saturday, December 25, 2010
$1.25 – Boquete – Diet coke and chips
$0.59 – David – Note pad
$1.60 – David – Chips, candy bar and orange soda
$1.00 – Panama / Costa Rica boarder – exit tax for Panama
3268 CR$ - Costa Rica – 2L water, 2 beers, chips ( 6 oz ) and bag of Roditas cereal
14,900 CR - Hotel Andrea - Neily = $32.00 – Neily – Motel
4556 CR$ - Neily – Spaghetti and 2 beers for dinner
Daily total = US$4.44 + CR 19,456
Day 9, Sunday, December 26, 2010
5000 CR – Golfito - boat trip to Puerto Jimenez
4710 CR – Puerto Jimenez - 2 16oz beers, can of Ginger ale, small bag of Oreos and bag of corn flacks.
14,760 – Puerto Jimenez - 2 16oz beers, Sun chips medium, bread, can of diet Pepsi, sun screen (very expensive).
$29.50 US – Puerto Jimenez - motel, La Choza Del Manglor
6820 (6720 + 500 tip) – Puerto Jimenez - Dinner - Shrimp stuffed fish with fries (4200), salad and a beer.
1000 CR – Puerto Jimenez - internet for 1 hour
Daily total = US$29.50 + CR 32290
Day 10, Monday, December 27, 2010
200 CR – Puerto Jimenez – Tip for maid
200 CR – Puerto Jimenez – Tip for free motel breakfast
1251 CR – La Palma – Can of diet Pepsi and bag of Cereal
$25 US – Near La Palma – Motel – Dante Corcovode Lodge
$15 US - Dante Corcovode Lodge – Dinner
$4.00 - Dante Corcovode Lodge – 2 beers with dinner
$1 US - Dante Corcovode Lodge – Tip with dinner
Daily total = US$45.00 + CR 1651
Day 11, Tuesday, December 28, 2010
125 CR - Dante Corcovode Lodge – tip for breakfast
$8 US - Dante Corcovode Lodge – Breakfast
1872 CR – Palmer Norte – Small water, coke and bag of cereal
4320 CR – Palmer Norte – Sun Chips, Gastino, 175 ml Water, Diet Pepsi
$17 US – Palmer Norte – Motel room
6000 CR – Palmer Norte – Dinner – Fist and chips (4000 CR), 2 beers (1600 CR) and a tip (200 CR)
Daily total = US$25 + CR12317
Day 12, Wednesday, December 29, 2010
4425 CR – Utiva - orange Fanta, diet coke, chex mix and gastino
$85 US – Quepos - Motel
7675.60 – Quepos - 2 beers (473 ml, sun chips ( 6.5 oz), box of cereal and can of diet coke
11,963.10 - Quepos - Sun Glasses (4995), 6 pack of beer (5558), Chocolate bar (750) and tax (630)
650 CR – Quepos – one hour internet
Daily total = US$85.00 + CR 24713.70
Day 13, Thursday, December 30, 2010
$65 US – Quepos – Mangrove tour
1500 CR – Quepos – 2L Water and milkway candy bar
3000 CR – Quepos – Hamburgers, fries and an ice tea
$85 US – Quepos - Motel
650 CR – Quepos – Internet
7341.5 CR – Quepos – Loaf of bread, Sun Chips, Box of Cereal
Daily total = US$150.00 + CR 12491.5
Day 14, Friday, December 31, 2010
500 CR - Quepos – Tip for our Manuel Antonio National Park guide.
$60US – 10,000 CR (About $40 US) – Jaco – Motel
$21.50 US – Jaco – Box of cereal, Orange soda, Pilsen Beer ( 1 Liter), Sun Chips and Cashews
$22.00 US – Jaco _ dinner with $2.00 tip – Seafood Burrito and Margarita
Daily total = US$103.50 + 500 CR
Day 15, Saturday, January 1, 2011
1400 CR – To get on highway.
100 CR – Jaco – Orange Fanta (600ml)
1000 CR – 6 Cookies and diet Pepsi (600ml)
700 CR - Gravado
3100 CR – Puntarenas – Ferry to Paquera (wrong boat)
$20 US – 3000 CR – Puntarenas – Ferry to Playa Naranjo (right boat)
860 CR - Bike
– Puntarenas – Ferry to Paquera (wrong boat)
1500 CR - Bike
– Puntarenas – Ferry to Playa Naranjo
2500 CR – Ferry – 2 Heineken beers
$40.00 US – Playa Naranjo - Motel
Daily total = US$60 + CR11160
Day 16, Sunday, January 2, 2011
1465 CR – 2 Sodas and chocolate stick cookies (package of 3)
$30 US – Santa Cruise – Motel
6910 CR – Santa Cruise – Bag of Cereal, Bag of chips, diet Pepsi, 3 cans of tuna, loaf of bread and package of 4 AA batteries
4667 CR – Santa Cruise – Box of Jacks Breakfast bars, Cashews, Gansito, Power Orange drink (600 ml)
2700 CR – Santa Cruise – 2 pieces of chicken, fries and orange fanta
Daily total = US$30.00 + CR 15742
Day 17, Monday, January 3, 2011
1500 CR – Diet Coke (600 ml) and small candy bar ( like a kit-kat)
$551.70 US – Liberia - Rental car (part of the absorbent fee was a fee for them to get the car back from San Jose
$10.00 – Entrance fee for Santa Rosa National Park
$60.00 US – Liberia - Motel
2950 CR - Liberia - Arroyo Con Pollo (Spanish rice with chicken), corn on the cob and a diet Pepsi
Daily total = US$621.70 + CR 4450
Day 18, Tuesday, January 4, 2011
1950 CR – Liberia – McDonalds – Sausage Mc-muffin, hash browns and very small coffee.
1650 CR – Ice cream and diet pepsi (2L)
$38.00 US – Volcano Arenal - for sky tram
$10.00 US – Volcano Arenal – photo and map of my zip-line trip
$25.00 US – Frutina – Motel – Sierra Arneral
$6.00 US – Frutina - Flute
$6.00 US – Frutina - Mask
$10.50 US – Frutina – wood white faced coati
$11.00 US – Frutina – Earrings
8550 CR – Frutina – dinner – Fish (Tilapia), Potatoes (rubbery) and 2 beers ( Corona)
Daily total = US$106.50 + CR 12150
Day 19, Wednesday, January 5, 2011
$13.49 US – Futurna – Futurna Falls eco park entrance fee.
200 CR – Futurna – guide tip at Maleka village
$33 US – Futurna – Baldi hot spring entrance with buffet dinner.
9309 CR – Futurna – Diet Pepsi (2L), Pilsen beer (1L), ice cream bar, Gansito Twinkie, 3 cans of tuna, Can of Cashews, box of Jack’s breakfast bars (6 bars)
$25 US – Futurna – Motel
Daily total = US$71.49 + CR 9509
Day 20, Thursday, January 6, 2011
150 CR – Toll Road
250 CR – Toll Road
19,000 CR – 33 Liters of gas
$40 US – Puerto Viejo – Motel
4375 CR – Puerto Viejo – Diet Coke ( 2 L), Box of chocolate Cheerios, AA Batteries (2 Panasonic batteries), and ice cream
1000 CR – Puerto Viejo – Chicken Shish Kabob
1000 CR – Puerto Viejo – half hour of internet
Daily total = US$40.00 + CR 24775
Day 21, Friday, January 7, 2011
6345 CR – Puerto Viejo – 2 cans of tuna, ice cream bar, load of bread, diet coke and sun chips.
1969 CR – Guapiles – Diet Pepsi ( 2 L), Gansito, diet coke
5000 CR - Volcano Poas – Gas at base of mountain
34450 - Poas lodge – ½ hour of very slow Internet (room $50; 2 Beers 3000 CR; Dinner 5200; 1/2 hour internet 750 CR)
1) $50 US – Volcano Poas – Poas lodge
2) 5200 – Poas lodge – Casado with Fish dinner at motel
3) 3000 CR - Poas lodge – 2 beers with dinner at motel.
4) 750 CR - Poas Lodge - 1/2 hour internet
Daily total = CR 47764
Day 22, Saturday, Saturday, January 8, 2011
$10 US - Volcano Paos - Entrance fee
$16 US - Volcano Paos - 3 miniature liquor bottles with package of coffee (set)
$2 US - Volcano Paosm - 2 AA batteries
$35 US - Entrance fee to La Paz Waterfall Garden
$87 US - Alejuera – motel, New Day Mango
Daily total = US$150.00
Day 23, Sunday, Sunday, January 9, 2011
$30.00 - Bike on Plane
$14.50 - San Jose Airport - Jayero (have receipt, not sure what this is)
$18.98 - San Jose Airport - Macadamias, Cashews, Coconut Plyramin and Plato De Liuvia
$7.00 - San Jose Airport - Miniatures inquire bottles
$26.00 - San Jose Airport - Exit tax
$11.56 - Unknown Bill found on Master card Ohare Phone
$5.73 - Houston Airport - Sliced beef sandwith
Daily total = US$113.77
Foreign Transaction charges by Master card
12/20 12/20 5543610PJ1WHYYRD5 FOREIGN TRAN CHG $1.10
12/21 12/21 5543610PL1N32LT5Q FOREIGN TRAN CHG $0.90
12/29 12/29 751400604S756QREH FOREIGN TRAN CHG $0.65
12/29 12/29 8518043PVAJL176RB FOREIGN TRAN CHG $1.70
01/04 01/04 8518043040411JX7H FOREIGN TRAN CHG $0.38
01/05 01/05 751400606S75SZ27L FOREIGN TRAN CHG $0.13
01/05 01/05 851804305054SELXV FOREIGN TRAN CHG $0.33
01/05 01/05 8518043050662G1FX FOREIGN TRAN CHG $0.18
TOTAL FEES FOR THIS PERIOD $5.37
01/08 01/08 75140060AS76SGGZ2 FOREIGN TRAN CHG $0.68
01/06 01/08 751400607S765D8HQ FOREIGN TRAN CHG $0.38
01/08 01/08 8518043080AMPJYX9 FOREIGN TRAN CHG $0.87
01/09 01/09 7518043090AETW7LH FOREIGN TRAN CHG $5.52
01/09 01/09 7518043090BR7B79S FOREIGN TRAN CHG $0.19
TOTAL FEES FOR THIS PERIOD $7.64
$13.01 US - Total Foreign Transaction charges