Remembering Costa

I thought it only fitting that after reminiscing about our wedding day, I share some honeymoon photos of our trip to Costa Rica, as well. In our web albums, Matt has this part of our lives listed as "Honeymoon Woo Hoo".  But, I promise, nothing risque is on the menu today. ;) Just some good, ol' fashioned trip photos...

I, of course, could not resist these luggage tags as an excited newlywed! Quite miffed when mine got lost along the way.

We started out in the central region above San Jose for some exploration in the cloud forest/mountains.

 Next we went to Arenal, home of the volcanoes and hot springs. And delicious fruit!

Colones and inflation.

 Beetle on sugar cane, anyone? I should mention he was about the size of your hand. I then vowed I would not be hiking on this trip.

 We visited a banana processing plant on our way to the Caribbean...

 Water Buffalo!

 Yummy and fruity welcome drinks.

 Bats on a banana leaf outside our lodge, y'all!

 So dreamy. Literally.

 The beach got a bit gloomy, and I got a bit (or a lot) sick. Lived off of the following for about 3 days: water, Pringles, tissues, and Mebucaine. No fun that it happened at our most rustic hotel. Or that I missed out on all the fun adventures that Matt went on in the jungle. Hey, but what was I saying about no hiking on this trip?

 

 We then boarded a little plane to head to the opposite coast...

  Oh, and p.s., we were staying on that little strip of land near the sea. It took 4 hours by bus and boat to get to!

 We touched down near Manuel Antonio Park and proceeded to surf, sight-see, and eat our way through the Pacific side.

 Look at the teeny hands! These guys loved our hotel, almost as much as we did.

 It's was probably because of the view...or maybe the bathrooms?...

 ...'cause who doesn't LOVE a French Bidet? Let's just say maybe one of us tried it (and I don't think it was me).

 Now here was something more my style, zip-lining!

 More exploring and beach combing...

 

And here we are on our last day in Costa! So thankful I get to do life with this man.

I'm shooting for a big European adventure on a future anniversary...perhaps our tenth?

To many more,

m