We leave at 6am for the long 3 hr drive to the airport.
In Newark we stop for the night to see my eldest brother and his family. It has
been 2.5 yrs. and I am very excited to see them again. Will be a great end to
an incredible trip.
What
I have loved best is being one with nature. Waking up to see the volcano out my
window-its smoke and clouds surrounding us. The skies opening up so quickly to
rain and then the clearing before the clouds move in again. The fact that here
in Costa Rica weather truly does not matter. You go with the flow of what the
weather brings and you never cancel. It rained on us zip lining, and paddling
and walking and treking and it was beautiful. Costa Rica has changed me inside.
I love the expressions “no love scenes in the pool” “no drinking people on the resort” “Vamos” (let’s go! )and “Pura Vide”
(life is good). I have loved being one with nature. I have loved disconnecting from
real life and reading and being with my family. I have loved everything about
this trip and it greatly exceeded my expectations and awoke something important
in me
Lauren
Kate
Hi!
My favorite
part of the vacation was all the excursions my top 2 favorite ones were the zip
line and canyoning! I was so afraid to come to costa rica because of the
tarantulas, scorpions and snakes but I didn’t see any….. thank god! I only saw
a snake in the pool but from far, I tanned a little on this vacation because I usually
don’t tan I burn. I got burnt on the legs and a little on my face. I really
loved this vacation except for the parts when I would have to take pepto bismol
every morning its disgusting!!! The food was good I ate a lot of spaghetti bologniese and pina
coladas. Thank you parents for this trip!!!
Beauty
This
vacation was really amazing because of all the adventures we did. My favorite
part was surfing because it’s one of my favorite sports and I’m pretty good. The
typical food in Costa Rica is absolutely amazing but I sometimes get sick. Zip
lining was also very fun because of the amazing views! You mom and dad for the vacation!
Bear
Learning
how to surf was definitely the best part! At first it was very hard but then we
got the hold of it. Surfing the wave alone feels very nice and it’s very fun. I
liked Tamarindo very much because it had a nice beach we could surf on but Arenal
was also fun because of all the excursions we did and the hot springs were very
cool!
Chase
Costa
Rica! Pura Vida! That says it all. There is a little bit of everything here to
have a great time and spend a great vacation. The food is truly amazing. The
best is in little typical restaurants caused Sodas The food there is so good,
almost homemade, and much cheaper than in regular restaurants. Our favorite one
was in the small town of La Fortuna in the Arenal volcano area. The excursions
and adrenaline filled adventures in this area were also phenomenal! My favorite
was the canyoning were you go down the cliffs of canyons being sprayed by the
waterfalls. Quite an experience! Especially when it starts out with the first
drop of 165 meters!!! This area is warm and humid and it rains often, but a
warm rain that just cools you off slightly. Sooo nice. Everything is green and
the flowers are blooming everywhere. Colourful birds everywhere even a parrot
at the top of a tall tree. Very different from the other region Tamarindo on
the pacific coast where it was extremely dry and hot! Perfect weather for
beaching it and wanting to jump in the sea or the pool every 5 minutes. Pura
Vida!! Simply said!
The
Protector
