November 17, 2007 (Kelly's Birthday! Happy birthday, Kel)
Finally, after hearing so much about this little Central American country, we are going there to spend Thanksgiving week (and a little more). David and Kelly have been to Costa Rica several times in the last couple of years and have fallen in love; in love to the point where they are planning to buy property and build a house there--when their ship comes in of course. David says he can just barely see his ship coming up over the horizon and it should be port-side any day now.
Accompanying us on this latest adventure will be David and Kelly and kids and Mark and Martha and kids. Truth is we are accompanying them, not vice versa, because we had nothing to do with the planning nor execution of the trip, this having been done in toto by Kelly, our resident travel agent, much to our delight and gratitude. After the marathon planning of the Around the World trip, I will bask in the glory of just showing up!
In fact, I have done so little in the way of preparation that I barely know what to expect, although David and Kelly have told us much about the beauty of the rain forest, beach and volcanic mountains, as well as the many animals, monkeys especially, that will visit us daily.
Kelly has rented a beautiful villa on the beach in Manuel Antonio--six bedrooms, daily maid service (!), a pool of course, and most importantly, air conditioning. We have even secured the services of a private chef to cook our dinner on the first night, with the option to engage him for the whole week if we wish, but I for one would like to shop the markets and cook for ourselves at least a couple of the evenings.
We fly tomorrow from Dallas to San Jose, the only real city in Costa Rica, I think, and spend the night there, arriving too late to proceed further to our destination. We'll spend the night in a hotel, and the next day a driver will take us by van to our villa, a three to four hour drive as I understand it. The alternative was to fly on a small plane, not an attractive option in the opinion of some of us. Anyway, driving allows you to see the countryside, talk and plan, and ease yourself into the atmosphere of the coming week.
Today we will pack. Although I haven't done much about the packing as yet, it will be a piece of cake I think--just a shorter and lighter version of the Around the World plan, sans the need for cold weather gear. We already have jungle pants, proper shoes, all the bug stuff and hand sanitizers we will ever need, plus the antibiotics and other meds left over from our previous trip. However, just thinking about it makes me want to get on with it, so I will end this introductory entry and proceed to get my stuff together. See you soon!
Finally, after hearing so much about this little Central American country, we are going there to spend Thanksgiving week (and a little more). David and Kelly have been to Costa Rica several times in the last couple of years and have fallen in love; in love to the point where they are planning to buy property and build a house there--when their ship comes in of course. David says he can just barely see his ship coming up over the horizon and it should be port-side any day now.
Accompanying us on this latest adventure will be David and Kelly and kids and Mark and Martha and kids. Truth is we are accompanying them, not vice versa, because we had nothing to do with the planning nor execution of the trip, this having been done in toto by Kelly, our resident travel agent, much to our delight and gratitude. After the marathon planning of the Around the World trip, I will bask in the glory of just showing up!
In fact, I have done so little in the way of preparation that I barely know what to expect, although David and Kelly have told us much about the beauty of the rain forest, beach and volcanic mountains, as well as the many animals, monkeys especially, that will visit us daily.
Kelly has rented a beautiful villa on the beach in Manuel Antonio--six bedrooms, daily maid service (!), a pool of course, and most importantly, air conditioning. We have even secured the services of a private chef to cook our dinner on the first night, with the option to engage him for the whole week if we wish, but I for one would like to shop the markets and cook for ourselves at least a couple of the evenings.
We fly tomorrow from Dallas to San Jose, the only real city in Costa Rica, I think, and spend the night there, arriving too late to proceed further to our destination. We'll spend the night in a hotel, and the next day a driver will take us by van to our villa, a three to four hour drive as I understand it. The alternative was to fly on a small plane, not an attractive option in the opinion of some of us. Anyway, driving allows you to see the countryside, talk and plan, and ease yourself into the atmosphere of the coming week.
Today we will pack. Although I haven't done much about the packing as yet, it will be a piece of cake I think--just a shorter and lighter version of the Around the World plan, sans the need for cold weather gear. We already have jungle pants, proper shoes, all the bug stuff and hand sanitizers we will ever need, plus the antibiotics and other meds left over from our previous trip. However, just thinking about it makes me want to get on with it, so I will end this introductory entry and proceed to get my stuff together. See you soon!
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