This past week we were in Costa Rica. We went with Caleb's parents and had a great time. We joked the whole time about them being old...Mind you they are only in their 50s...so not old at all. We barely get out of the rental car place and there is a guy in the middle of the street selling flags to everyone in their cars. Caleb's mom says, "I don't think he really needs crutches." My response, "He only has one leg". And this is how our vacation started. Let's just say there was lots to laugh about. Here is a quick recap and a couple of pictures.
We stayed in a very secluded hotel. This time in Costa Rica is the off season so there were not a lot of guests which didn't bother us at all. One thing we learned and were thankful for was the SUV we rented. Things we had read and researched said there are a lot of unpaved roads....They were not kidding. We spent a good amount of time getting from one place to the next on dirt roads. By dirt roads I mean like this...
The couple of beaches around our place were clear and amazing. We went snorkeling a few times and saw lots of fish. Some were a little too close for comfort. The weather for the most part was pretty clear for all the times we were on the beach.
(I already miss our toes being in the sand.)
We took two days and went to a little town way up in the mountains. We went and did an amazing zip line in the middle of the jungle. After our first couple lines clouds started to settle in. The guys helping us told us to watch for the signal so we would know when to break....a hello...we couldn't see more than 10-15 feet ahead of us. there is no way we were going to to the signal before it was to late. A few people in our group came in a little too fast. I don't think at the time this was my favorite part, but in the middle of everything there was a huge burst of rain. We were all drenched. Good thing we brought our rain coats. We all now know what it is like to be in the jungle during a down pour. After we finished we found a great little place to eat dinner. The restaurant was Americanized....and for this girl that is great. The next day we went and ran a course of suspension bridges. It actually didn't rain on us, which is a good thing because the hike in between bridges was pretty long and the last thing we needed was for it to be slick. The bridges were in the trees. Everything was so green and lush.
We had a great time and had looked so forward to this trip for months. I think deep down we both loved this trip but are looking forward to our next one even more. We hope that we will be back on a plane to Africa very soon.
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