If you think you smell pizza… Shortly after arriving in Nuevo Arenal, we caught a ride from Agua Inn to town to grab something to eat and some groceries. We walked down the main street so Kim and the girls could check out old places they remembered. The only place we could fathom going for Read More
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Gingerbread. Not just a Christmastime treat anymore
Time to experience the legend… When we weren’t lounging and reading books or snapping selfies, we managed to sneak a little time in town. One night we had dinner at Gingerbread with our friends and owners of Agua Inn, Trent and Javier. Kim and the girls were dying to finally try this place, having lived Read More
The many faces of Aubrie
This blog is dedicated to the many faces of Aubrie. I’ve seen everything from agony to the stink eye, content to contempt, happy to hapless. She’s a teenager and I probably don’t need to explain more than that. Judging by those faces… Most of these pictures will be from our adventures in Costa Rica, and Read More
Best tattoo in Samara
If you’re in Samara and need a tattoo… (Note that I said “need.” One never just “wants” a tattoo, it’s a need.) And when you need one and are in Costa Rica, you NEED to go to Samara to see Mike Stout. Check out his Facebook here. He’s the whole reason we came to Samara. Read More
Get El Chivo
El Chivo = the goat = Greatest Of All Time? Despite the rainy start to our trip that Saturday night and Sunday morning, Sunday turned into a beautiful day. After our delay at the omelette place, we ended up exploring the rest of the road that El Ramal was on. I mentioned earlier we discovered Read More
The road to Nosara
This is a short post because I thought our lives would be shortened on our way to the hotel in Nosara Saturday night. That isn’t criticism of Kim’s driving our mighty 2WD vehicle, either. She is a solid driver and a fearless woman. My only fear was that she would lose control of our car Read More
El corazon de Nosara esta en el omelette
The best Costa Rican omelette I’ve ever had Ok, I’ve only had one omelette here so far, but this one has set the bar pretty high. We drove into “downtown” Nosara, right into el corazon, to check the scene, maybe hit the beach and get some groceries. But first, breakfast! We wandered around a little Read More
Costa Rica on La Roca
The adventure begins Our plane landed on the Costa Rican tarmac Saturday afternoon! A few hours (horas) later we were eating our first family meal at La Roca. This small restaurant sits just outside Samara on the main road to our hotel in Nosara. Our exhaustion from traveling was buoyed by the excitement of being Read More