Happy Father's Day! Today we are headed back home. It was a great trip. Everyone in Costa Rica seemed so nice and welcoming. Each time we...

Today is boat day! We head to the dock area and as we were pulling in, it was noted that there was a different vibe. The shopping area in...

Today we are headed back to the national park: this time to find animals. Our guide picked us up at the hotel and took us to the entrance...

Starting out with a game of cards and following it up with a delicious ocean front breakfast made for a great morning. Today is beach day...

Dad and Papa set out early again: Dad for a run and Papa for a bird walk. Mom, Jo, and I set out a few hours later to do the tree climb....

Tree of Life tour company calls it cave camping. Yes, technically we slept last night in a cave. Nicer than any of our cabin or hotel...

The biggest adventure of the trip awaited us at the top of a 2,500 foot mountain: the cave overnight. Eager to begin we woke up Monday...

This morning we awoke to a change in the breakfast routine: buffet. We picked all our favorite items and enjoyed one last breakfast at...

Papa and Dad woke up early this morning: Papa for pictures and Dad for a run. The rest of us enjoyed the luxury of sleeping in. After...

After an eventful dinner full of laughs last night, we headed to bed for an early morning. We left at 5:30 am for our Quetzal Quest....

Joelle's horse shimmied down the steep muddy embankment and splashed chest deep into the Savagre, shattering my preconceived notion of...

A slightly earlier morning than usual resulted in a more relaxing day at our destination. The same driver who brought us back to San Jose...

This morning I awoke to an eager mother ready to get her baby back. At least an hour before we needed to leave to pick her up, mom was...

After an exciting start to the vacation and many fun activities we were ready to take it easy for a day. We took the morning to sleep in...

Rolling out of bed this morning with my typical Costa Rican breakfast already delivered and ready was nothing short of amazing, aside...

Hace dos días, Joelle visitó Catarata Río Fortuna con sus compañeros de clase. Hoy buscamos el mismo destino, salvo vamos a pasar por...

"Ah! You are the Cheetahs!" Santos exclaims in the insightful tone that comes from finding the definitive clue to solve a mystery....

After connecting through Houston and narrowly missing the floods, we arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica at 12:30 am without complications....