Chronicling our crazy yearlong worldwide family sabbatical
For our final few days in Costa Rica we drove west to the Pacific Coast. Our destination was Tamarindo, a popular beach town that is also known as “Tamagringo” due to the prevalence of tourists from the USA and Europe. As we made our way to the Pacific coast we were struck by how different Read More …
After some sand and surf on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, we headed inland to the high country to see Poas and Arenal, two of Costa Rica’s six active volcanoes. Poas Volcano Poas last erupted in April of 2017, spewing chunks of rock that damaged nearby buildings. The park reopened in 2018 but on a limited Read More …
After a wonderful two weeks in Belize we continued south in Central America to Costa Rica. To make this journey we flew Copa Air (since there are no direct flights we had to make a short stop in Panama City). We’d be spending two weeks in Costa Rica and we had considerable difficulty in narrowing Read More …