Well, not only did we survive our Nicaragua/Costa Rica trip, we had a blast and saw, and did, some pretty amazing things includi
ng: thousands of Mobula Rays jumping out of the water, monkeys, butterflies, jelly fish, horse drawn carriages, zip lines, sea kayak rides, puffer fish, hermit crabs, crossing the border on foot, beautiful beaches, active volcanoes, a trail ride, free grazing horses & cattle, amazing restaurants, great pools at every house we stayed in, cool cities and great cultures.
Harper had so much fun in the pool, ocean and cities we visited. She went on her first sea kayak rides (two of them!) to watch thousands of Mobula Rays jumping and flipping out of the water. Most people never get to see that in a lifetime but she got to see it at the ripe old age of two! It was like a fireworks display, just when you thought it was over they would start jumping and going nuts again.
Harper had so much fun in the pool, ocean and cities we visited. She went on her first sea kayak rides (two of them!) to watch thousands of Mobula Rays jumping and flipping out of the water. Most people never get to see that in a lifetime but she got to see it at the ripe old age of two! It was like a fireworks display, just when you thought it was over they would start jumping and going nuts again.
Nicaragua was so nice--the people are kind, but go about their business and don't really care that you are there. If you need help, they will give it, they work hard and care most about family and Jesus. We stayed in Granada for 4 nights and enjoyed the benefits of walking out our front door right onto the street, so we could venture into town quite easily. We had some amazing
food (gallo pinto--rice and beans--being one of our favorite local dishes) and great weather. There are horse drawn carriages you can ride around town in
and it was almost like a different era all together. Very simple, laid back and slow pace.We then moved onto the "fishy little sleepy town" of San Juan Del Sur. At first glance, it wasn't so great, but we ventured down dirt roads to find beautiful beaches and again, some amazing restaurants with fabulous food. We ate out a lot, and Harper was very goo
d for most of the meals. However, we will not be going out to dinner with her for quite sometime--we've had enough. Ha!
Harper enjoying a mango smoothie in Granada
Our rental house in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua
After San Juan Del sure we crossed the border into Costa Rica (what an experience!) and stay
ed in Playa Del Coco in a great condo near the beach, with amazing ocean views. We hung out by the pool and putzed around the tiny town, but didn't do much beyond that. Three nights there, a 4 hour drive to San Jose where we spent one night at a hotel and then drove home.
Harper has more stamps in her passport at the age of two than I did at 25! She is still talking about the rays jumping out of the water and the jelly fish we saw on the beach. I think we have a world traveler on our hands. (:
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