the rich coast

we just got back from costa rica! i know i know.. i told you i was going to belize.. well we ended up getting a really good deal on a flight to costa rica, and some sweet accommodations, so we booked it and didnt look back.. i actually kinda looked back; i still really wanna go to belize.. maybe it will happen..

anyways, it was a really great week! we stayed at some sweet bungalows right on the beach and did a lot of relaxing.. costa rica is actually quite a bit different than el salvador.. for one thing, we werent in the city at all, so everything was much more laid back and there was more.. nature.. everything was green and blue and gorgeous.. it was a very nice contrast to the typical muted tones and blaring horns and stress of the city..

i dont really have too much to say about this time, because really not too much happened: surfing, swimming, reading, relaxing, cooking and eating together as a big happy family.. one of our days, we got to take a little adventure and go to manuel antonio national park, which has been featured in the book, '1000 places to see before you die' or something like that.. it was definitely gorgeous, but i think i had too high of expectations.. it must have been toward the bottom of that list of 1000, if i had to guess.. but it was a great adventure!

so yeah.. i will let the pictures speak for themselves (and the captions under them..)

our bungalow, about twenty yards from the sand..

this is franklin.. he hung out with us for like an hour.. i really like this shot..


gorgeous costa rican sunset, as seen from our porch.. that almendro tree is supposed to mark one of the best breaks on our stretch of beach..


this dog was the most fun nuisance ive ever had.. he was a stray, as far as we know, but was in really good shape and just kinda lazed around.. really good natured and mellow.. he made me miss my dog oreo..

more pictures at the gallery..