Winding down out time in Costa Rica, I asked each of my family what part of this glorious country they liked the best: Lukas liked spotting all the wildlife, including monkeys, iguanas, macaws, dolphins, and an anteater. Tajo likes everywhere he could swim, most of all the hot spring waterslides and the surf at Playa Samara. Ella enjoyed Los Lagos under the volcano, and Playa Samara. Jesse says he likes how close everything is, since he did all the driving.. and all the animal sightings! I have loved seeing how the people live and enjoy life (motto being "Pura Vida"= Pure life, which people say to each other as they pass by- truly words to live by!
The wildlife has been spectacular, and has spurred a new interest in Lukas especially, who takes it as a challenge to find more species every day. He has taken to the camera as well, and all three kids have taken fantastic shots. Tajo has been the black bean gobbler, wanting them at every meal instead of meat (making his Nana and Papa proud I am sure). Ella has also loved the "tipico" meals, simple local sampling of what is fresh- and the fruit! She is the smoothie (called batitos or jugos) queen, favourite being mango of course.
We spent four days on the Osa Peninsula last weekend, right in the jungle. We left our car in the hands of a guy in a town, hoping it would still be there when we returned (it was, these people are honest here), and took a boat through the mangroves for an hour out to the ocean, then down the coast where we where unloaded on a beach, met by five local guys to carry our bags up the hill to our bungalow. No electricity (normally they have a generator for four hours a day, but it was broken for the first 2 nights) but running (cold) water and great food! Our first day we went down to the beach which had big undertow so no good for swimming, then walked along until we got to the river which was cool and refreshing. The tide was coming over the beach which made it really neat. We decided to take another path back, and got really lost up in the jungle, paths full of oozy clay and the kids only had flip flops. Jesse managed to figure out how to get us back somehow, and we landed right at the corner of the porch of the lodge, to find toucans sitting in the trees above us!
That night we had a wicked storm come through with the loudest rain (tin roof!) and thunder, so woke up to be told our tour to the park and waterfall hike was cancelled for the day. We hung out, and saw capuchins right off our deck, and lots of birds. The place called Punto Marenco, is a family run place and is a gem- rustic but comfortable, and a place to experience costa rican wildlife.
Our third day we were taken by boat to the island of Cano where we went snorkeling. On the way we saw dolphins and a male humpback whale!
Photos to come..
The wildlife has been spectacular, and has spurred a new interest in Lukas especially, who takes it as a challenge to find more species every day. He has taken to the camera as well, and all three kids have taken fantastic shots. Tajo has been the black bean gobbler, wanting them at every meal instead of meat (making his Nana and Papa proud I am sure). Ella has also loved the "tipico" meals, simple local sampling of what is fresh- and the fruit! She is the smoothie (called batitos or jugos) queen, favourite being mango of course.
We spent four days on the Osa Peninsula last weekend, right in the jungle. We left our car in the hands of a guy in a town, hoping it would still be there when we returned (it was, these people are honest here), and took a boat through the mangroves for an hour out to the ocean, then down the coast where we where unloaded on a beach, met by five local guys to carry our bags up the hill to our bungalow. No electricity (normally they have a generator for four hours a day, but it was broken for the first 2 nights) but running (cold) water and great food! Our first day we went down to the beach which had big undertow so no good for swimming, then walked along until we got to the river which was cool and refreshing. The tide was coming over the beach which made it really neat. We decided to take another path back, and got really lost up in the jungle, paths full of oozy clay and the kids only had flip flops. Jesse managed to figure out how to get us back somehow, and we landed right at the corner of the porch of the lodge, to find toucans sitting in the trees above us!
That night we had a wicked storm come through with the loudest rain (tin roof!) and thunder, so woke up to be told our tour to the park and waterfall hike was cancelled for the day. We hung out, and saw capuchins right off our deck, and lots of birds. The place called Punto Marenco, is a family run place and is a gem- rustic but comfortable, and a place to experience costa rican wildlife.
Our third day we were taken by boat to the island of Cano where we went snorkeling. On the way we saw dolphins and a male humpback whale!
Photos to come..
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