Our Babymoon Vacation

This post is long overdue. My apologies! Vacation seems like it was forever ago, when in actuality, we got home only 2 weeks ago.

We had a wonderful time in Costa Rica. We initally set off from San Jose, the Costa Rican capital city, on Monday for Dominical, a small beach town on the Pacific Coast.

It's next to the rainforest. We went for a walk in a protected forest reserve and explored. I was on a hunt for monkeys but we didn't see any.

 We traveled with our friends Dave and Hannah. It POURED towards the end of our hike. Hannah and I went back first and the two Daves stayed out and explored a bit. Hannah and I sat under this restaurant aning while we waited for the boys to finish up.

We went on this Tropical Safari excurion. It looks cheesy, but we had a fantastic time. It was sort of a last minute trip that we didn't book. It ended up being just Dave and I along with our "safari guide". He drove us through  the rainforest and Dave and I got to sit back and soak it all in. We saw two Toucan birds singing to each other across the tree tops. It was so neat!

 Isn't he so handsome!

 During the trip, we stopped at a trailhead and hiked a short while to this waterfall. We were the only ones there and knew to bring our swimsuits. We jumped in and played around for a while.

 At the top of a ridgeline, we were able to get out and take a few photos. On the west side of the ridge was an amazing view of the coast. On the eastern side was the rainforest.

 After we left our guide and headed back home, we randomly saw this huge airplane sitting on the side of the road. Is there a runway or an airport nearby? Nope, just a rainforest. We wondered the entire trip how it ended up there.

 In the beach town of Domical, we saw some beautiful sunsets. I could watch the sun go down every single day.

 We ate great food!

 We left Dominical and headed north of San Jose. We ended up in Poasito, a tiny town at the base of the Poas Volcano. It last erupted in the 1950's. However, it is still bubbling and producing steam and sulfer smells.

 There was an extinct crater a few hundred yards from the main crater. This is the only group shot of us from the entire trip. We were not too good about taking photos. Sorry!

Poasito experienced a 6.2 earthquake in 2009. The lodge we stayed at was almost completely demolished and was just completed being rebuilt. The area around the volcano and town reminded me of Scotland. Rolling hills, farms and lots of clouds. It did not feel like Central America at all!

 Once again, isn't he handsome?

 We went to a coffee plantation, learned about how they grow the beans and the processes they go through to make the finished product we are all so familiar with. (And addicted to)

 Each day in Poas looked like this-super foggy. The mornings were clear and we were able to see the volcano from our room. But, by ten, the clouds had rolled in.

 We had a wonderful trip. It was an amazing Babymoon trip. I have a wonderfu husband, thanks for everything Dave!