Our last full day in Costa Rica and thankfully the hives are fading. Yup, the hives. When I got out of the shower last night my chest and arms were covered in them. No good reason as to why. I had accidently left my trusty travel body wash behind at Tabacon and ended up buying... Continue Reading →
The 5am alarm went off way too early. I moaned and groaned in protest but by 5:30 had dragged myself out of bed to get ready for our fishing day. We were meeting our guide at 6:45am at Puerto Paquera, 45 minutes away. There should have been more enthusiasm for our fishing charter but upon... Continue Reading →
The room may be just ok but at least the bed is pretty comfortable and I slept like a a rock. The large oceanfront balcony was a perfect place to enjoy our first cups of morning coffee and tea before heading down to see what the breakfast was all about. It seems as though almost... Continue Reading →
Rain poured and wind howled throughout the entire night. This morning was gray and drizzly. I did NOT want to get out of bed to make our 7am gym reservation, even though we had our morning pretty tightly planned; quick gym session at 7am, get ready and head to the hot spring by 8am to... Continue Reading →
We woke up to rain. Like, lots and lots of rain. And while B was wide awake at 6:45 and could have made our 7am gym reservation, I was not as enthusiastic. The rain outside made staying in bed longer feel even more necessary. We lazed around, realized that we probably weren’t going to make... Continue Reading →
We woke to drizzly skies and a beautiful lush view outside of our window. The sun was up early, our room was bright by 6:45am.With yesterday’s arrival being after dark we hadn’t been able to get a sense of our surroundings until this morning. Today is the only day this half of our trip for... Continue Reading →
It’s December; so that means it’s time for another pre-Christmas trip! With COVID in mind, we kept it easy this year with a week planned in Costa Rica! I use the word “planned” loosely as up until a week ago we had nothing planned at all except for our flights, rental cars, and accommodations. We... Continue Reading →
Taking On the World 