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How is the diving in Costa Rica? Where is the best place to dive there? I want to check out the diving there before I retire.
[quote=”VictoriaLST”]Probably the Carib coast, but I wouldn’t want to live there.[/quote]
Maybe I would get tired of diving every day. lol I will just have to move around to see what fits. I really don’t want to spend more than $1500. a month for rent. I am shopping from Dallas, and it may be that the internet prices are high. I am thinking I will go and move around for a while.Take a look at Playa del Coco (northwest pacific). 25min from Liberia Int. airport, good infrastructures, lots of restaurants, well stocked supermarkets, and much more. A quiet fishing village by day, a meca for gathering at night.
Good/fair priced lodgings. a great site to make “home base” –from here there are 3+ diving shops and numerous tours.
if you want more info contact me directly by PM.I will have a look at Playa del Coco. The heat is fine as long as the AC works well. I pay $400 in the summer for electric in Dallas. As long as I have AC in my bedroom I am good. I was planning on going to Thailand, but the plane ride is a killer. I have gone there a couple of times in 1st class and that was ok. It would be expensive paying for 1st class. I always used airline miles. I am looking at Costa Rica because it is close to the States. Never now when I may need to make a quick trip home.
If you end up in an area where AC is [i]needed[/i], your electric bill could be in the $600+ per month range…and the beach areas around Playas del Coco are hot.
[quote=”costaricafinca”]If you end up in an area where AC is [i]needed[/i], your electric bill could be in the $600+ per month range…and the beach areas around Playas del Coco are hot.[/quote]
Is it any cooler if we live 30 minutes away? My budget is around $5000 a month. We will travel around the country to see what works. I really love the ocean, and diving.
We live in Toronto, Canada and come down every summer to Coco for the heat!!! We have never paid that kind of a sum for A/C. We enjoy the heat and the vicinity to the beach (and salt water) cannot be beat. You can hike up the Coco hill or enjoy walks on the beach. You can swim anywhere by a pool but nothing again beats ocean water. There is almost always a great pacific breeze too. I gather some people will keep their A/C on extremely cold and hence the high rates. We keep it at a decent 24-25’C you feel the change in temperature (the humidity is removed) but you are not shivering. We have neighbours that use only ceiling fans! (any how, the bottom line is that it is also something that you can adjust to suite your taste and budget if needed). Even our rental guests have never used that amount in total electricity per month in the “winter months” –January -March). As with everything, you need to see things for yourself.
The one “negative” of Coco is the darker sand –but to me this is a blessing, as it keeps the majority of N.A. tourists away.
Accommodations will range with what “luxs” you may seek. 2bed/2bath units of 80-90msq. (860-950sq.ft.) for $1000-1500 all included –of course there are cheaper and there are more expansive units. do your research or as you said, travel about… get a hotel for a few days and then look for longer-term rentals if you like the area and want to stick around.
NO matter what or where, you will be in CR… and that is what it is all about…pura vida…rest, relaxation, rejuvenation, “recharging” 😀25’C is great. I don’t need my home any cooler than that. Love the beach. My wife and I both hate the cold weather. In Dallas my allergy’s are very bad. I have never had allergy problems around the beach, and salt water. I don’t know how the rest of the country is for people with bad allergy’s.
Read[url=https://www.welovecostarica.com/members/cfmbb/messages.cfm?threadid=433EE023-24E8-5ED2-F1ADDFC0A4FE9BC1&page=1] these earlier post regarding the cost of electricity [/url]here, and know that it has been announced that the price is going up, and up, and up …
I guess a $1000 of my $5000 budget will go for utilities, or stay away from the beach. Maybe my original plan of moving to Thailand is not such a bad idea after all.
Thanks for the heads up on utilities.Things could even out. Here in Dallas I am paying over $200 a month for water, sewer, and trash pick up. Goes up every year.
The diving for the most part in Costa Rica is mediocre if you are looking for the type of visibility, fish and coral you have through-out the Caribbean. We dove at Playa del Coco and it was not very good. I have been told that Cano Island has very good diving, I think it is also a mating ground for hammerhead sharks.
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