Day 10 - "The Sad Journey Home" from Costa Rica

WOW...those 10 days have passed soooooooo fast!
Up at 2:30AM on the van at 3:10AM

• 3 hour flight to Houston
• 3 hour Layover
• 3 hour flight to Phoenix                                                                                                             (bad weather caused the flight to take off late and re-route around the storm.

Finally, we made it to Phoenix, drove to Payson, unloaded the car and then drove on up to Pine to get Jaxson.
As usual, Jaxson was exhausted from his hikes and chores at Aunt Lori's.
Got home finally about 8:30PM.
What a great trip!  Maybe we can return to CR and just rest in one of those small coastal villages.

Early riser.....Showed up to bid us "Pura Vida"

3:00 AM

In the van on the way to Liberia Airport

Liberian Airport

So tired......

My kitty is waiting for me, I better wake up soon!

Day 9 - "Riu Relaxation"

Well, we decided that on the last day we would relax.  

Julie and I had massages on the beach to get the day started.  

It rained in the afternoon for about 30 minutes.  

We spent some time at the pool, walked to the "Monkey Bar", played bingo and ate ourselves to death again and again and again............

The refreshing rain.

The Monkey bar in the morning after massages.

Evening at the Riu.....gorgeous!

At the pool late afternoon.

Costa Rica's Motto

"Pure Life"

Day 8 - "Sunset Cruise"

We went back to Coco Beach to catch a 60 foot "Catamaran".
We cruised with dolphins, snorkeled and had a great meal on-board.
The sunset was a great ending to a great cruise.

Getting ready for the cruise at Brett's place!

Dolphins racing the "Cat"

Stanley with his what?.....a noodle?

The girls on the deck

Getting ready for the sunset

The guys at the front of the boat.

Simone one of the crew!

40th Anniversary

35th Anniversary

What a great end to the cruise!

Day 7 - "Jungle Cruise"

A great trip on the river in the jungle.  

Almond Tree

We saw a ton of wildlife and learned a lot about Costa Rica's most interesting inhabitants.

Bruce in "Filadelfia", a cute little town.

Filadelfia's favorite Iguana.

Rollin down the river.

At the historic hacienda before the cruise.

Julie and Di at the hacienda.

"Crocs" everywhere, from babies to grandads over 12 feet long!

Capuchin Monkey

The endangered "Scarlet Macaw"  The pair showed for the photo op.

Day 6 - "Surf Village of Tamarindo"

Took a van to Tamarindo.....know for it's surfing.
We had a great lunch and did some shopping while checking out the local flavor!
More Howler monkeys taking a part of their daily 16 hours of siesta.

Shopping

Bruce taking photos

Beautiful beach

The girls

Actually surf!

More Howlers resting.

Day 5 - "Costa Rica's Best"

WOW!

• Cashew Fruit
• Horses
• Zip Lines
• Hot Springs
• Mud Baths
• Organic Lunch
• Howler Monkeys

"The Cashew Fruit".....Can appreciate their price in the store! One nut per fruit, CRAZY!

Is this Arizona or Costa Rica?

No Problem

WHAT?.........Horses?

Hot Springs from the volcanic thermals.

10 years exfoliated off each one of us......ROFL

Organically grown and raised lunch menu...FAB!

Howler Monkeys...and they did HOWL!

 This was a great excursion......truly one of "Costa Rica's Best"!

Day 4 - "Coco Beach"

A great beach village.....the kind of place where life is "way" laid back!  LOVED IT!


Got there by water taxi through the "Red Tide" with our taxi driver, MOSES!  Hummmmn!

Moses and the "Red Tide"

Coco Beach Boardwalk

Looking up the beach.

First one to meet us on the beach

Met up with a real entrepreneur, Brett. This is in front of his place on the beach.

Brett set us up with a great lunch venue and encouraged us to make a return trip to take his 60' catamaran on a sunset cruise another day of our trip.

"We'll be back"