Costa Rica Arenal Day 27
Paradise. We are living the dream in our last few days in Costa Rica. Arenal Nayara has proven to be much much nicer then we had expected. Our Casita Deluxe has a hammock and double whirlpool tub on our deck and a…
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Playa Chiquita Day 22
We arrived a day early at our new hotel. Luckily, they had a vacant bungalow that we were able to stay in last night. It had just 1 king sized bed that we all slept in. The four of us configured to maximize the space…
Costa Rica Punta Mona Day 21
We went to Punta Mona Center for Sustainable Living and Education for 2 nights. This is a huge organic farm along the southern most Carribean coast of Costa Rica just a few km from the Panama border. The only ways to…
Costa Rica Puerto Viejo Day 17
We beached at Punta Uva today - voted one of the top 10 most beautiful beaches in the world. We found a little spot sheltered by a coral reef so we could sit on the steep slope of the beach and let the water calmly…
Costa Rica Puerto Viejo Day 16
We have had an exciting few days. Christmas morning was very fun for the kids as Santa brought them a small sock full of goodies and a number of gifts they were thrilled with. Our trip to Puerto Viejo took 10.5…
Costa Rica Manuel Antonio Day 12
Merry Christmas Eve! our Costa Rican snowman!
Costa Rica Manuel Antonio Day 11
We've been totally chilling. A little beach, a little pool, a little coffee, a little beer. A nice balance. The beach today was quite different from all the other days. It was a hot sunny day (our first sunny day)…
Costa Rica Manuel Antonio Day 9
Jaida and I went on the "Kids Saving the Rainforest" tour today. It is an organization that was started by 2 tweens to raise money to be donated to land conservation projects and animal rescue and rehabilitation…
Costa Rica Manuel Antonio Day 8
Costa Rica rocks! It has rained everyday since our arrival, my hair keeps getting curlier and so does my smile. We took the bus to Quepos today. I asked Jaida if she thought the city was different from Vancouver…
Christian's thoughts
Feels great to be here two weeks. People have come and gone already and we have settled in with no feelings of having to leave yet. Beach vendors are polite, not too annoying and we already know a number of locals…
Costa Rica Manuel Antonio Day 7
We went to the butterfly garden today. I'm wondering why such harmless beautiful creatures can be so scary! They kept landing on us and Jaida, Blake and I would get super creeped out! butterfly landed on…
Costa Rica Manuel Antonio Day 6
There are some seriously chilled out people around here. Hanging out with those surfing teachers today was inspiring. My surf lesson was OK but since I am a little ball of nerves, I called it quits after about 20…
Costa Rica Manuel Antonio Day 5
Christian is making friends with all the locals. Every time I turn around he is doing knuckles with someone or in a "man hug" with someone else. He's actually been pretty good with remembering their names too which is…
Costa Rica Manuel Antonio Day 4
Manuel Antonio park. We tried to get there first thing in the morning because that is when you will see the most wildlife. We got there a bit late but still saw tons of stuff. There weren't any other English people…
Costa Rica Manuel Antonio Day 3
I am in my happy place. Today Jaida, Blake and I went to the pool for a few hours while Christian worked sipping his coffee. As we were playing at the pool, we heard some rustling in the trees and sure enough there…
Costa Rica Manuel Antonio Day 2
We have arrived at our home for the next 2 weeks. It was actually quite an enjoyable 4 hour journey, Our driver was very friendly and helpful, the kids were great and the scenery was exactly what I hoped for. We…