Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Sansa Airlines flying in to Tamarindo

This is a different type of post for me.  I usually show beach scenes, tropical flowers, wildlife, etc.  On my July morning stroll on Langosta Beach that I have been showing lately, I did notice an airplane flying instead of the pelicans who usually fly by.

This is a Sansa airline plane, with landing gear down, getting ready to fly past Tamarindo beach and then land at the small airport in Tamarindo.  The best part of these flights is that the wings are above the windows, so everyone has a good view.

The first time Julie and I came to Costa Rica, we spent a little more than a week traveling around the central highlands and over to the Caribbean coast, then we took a 45 minute Sansa flight from San Jose to Tamarindo.  We fell in love with Tamarindo and bought our first condo there.

On all of our later trips, we have flown into the international airport in Liberia, just one hour away.  My son has flown into Tamarindo on Sansa or Nature Air several times, and having a small airport nearby is an asset for bringing some of the tourists to the area.

This week we have more photos of Julie's recent raft trip through the bottom of the Grand Canyon on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.
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5 comments:

  1. SharonAugust 21, 2012 at 6:47 AM

    I bet the views are great when you land in Tamarindo.

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  2. JudyAugust 21, 2012 at 7:06 AM

    Nice clear shot of the plane. Now I am wondering about who was on the plane and why. Are they coming home or on vacation. Maybe a business trip. So many possibilities.

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  3. LoisAugust 21, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    Nice shot of the plane, but I would rather stay on the ground!

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  4. glendaAugust 21, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    Beautiful blue sky.

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  5. Bob CroweAugust 21, 2012 at 7:21 PM

    We've never considered using this service, mostly because getting a car at Liberia gives us so much more freedom to explore the region. Nature Air got us the closest we've ever been to being killed on an airplane when our flight veered off the gravel runway at Drake Bay at 45 degrees during takeoff, stopping barely short of the trees.

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