Last day in Costa Rica

Imagine a postcard picture of a stretch of beach with white sands, turquoise water, blue skies, palm trees, and gentle surf.  That was where we were today.  After a three hour drive, we arrived at Manuel Antonio National Park.  It was busier on the roads today, because of the weekend - plus this weekend is special in Costa Rica:  tomorrow is Independence Day.  But we arrived safely, hiked through the park (with tour guide) to the beach.  The kids loved it, and would probably still be there if I had not dragged them away to return back to our condo.

We saw a couple of sloths, some squirrel monkeys, howler monkies, and white-face monkies.  We saw some pesky racoons, some iguanas, and lots of hermit crabs.

We traveled with John and Jan today, and also the other family from Calgary:  Brett and Skye, and their two kids Aila and Trinity.  I am glad we could spend time with them.  It made the vacation much more enjoyable.

When we got back to the condo, John and Jan went out for dinner with another tennant, Herschel.  The rest of us combined forces for a nice spaghetti dinner - no more rice and beans for us!  Now the kids are in bed early, and we wake up at 3:30 (!) so that we can get to the airport in time for our 6:30 am flight back home.

It has been a wonderful vacation!