Pura Vida

In Costa Rica when they ask you : "Como Estas?"  Your answer should be Pura Vida, or Life is good.   In fact life was good down there. 

We got down there so smooth-minus the mad rush the Houston Airport.   We had 25 minutes to get across 3 terminals.   The plane was boarding before we landed, but thank God we had 30 people and 1 that needed a wheelchair.  We boarded the plane at 8:42 am and it was supposed to take off at 8:47.  (It took off about 10 min. late.)    We got through customs.  The airport was pretty neat-open air.

 We rode a bus to the hotel-about a 45 min. drive.   We saw some neat stuff, including an old-school combine harvesting sugar cane.  Nick and all the other farmers loved this!

 We also saw a cemetery with the caskets above ground-weird, but neat.

 At the hotel, we saw a lot of these guys.  On the  ground, hiding in giant planters, in the trees and on the roofs of the villas we stayed in.  There were some big ones-I'm talking 4-6 feet. 

 Most of the time, we sat and laid in a chair and looked at this.   The beach looks nice and white from a distance, but the sand was really crushed shells and rocks.   It was a bit hard to walk on.

 One day we rode on a Catamarran, but we had to get there all scrunched up....It was a little tight... 6 big guys, 6 gals, 3 to a seat, where there should have only been 2....I was in the way back...there were 3 rows of people in front of me then also the driver....

 Nick and I on the last night in front of a cool fire fountain.  (All the other pictures of us are on other peoples cameras)

All in all a fabulous trip!   Can't wait for summer, tans, flip-flops and non layers of clothing! 

PURA VIDA!