Life in Costa Rica is No Day at The Beach

Or wait, maybe life in Costa Rica is like a day at the beach.

A couple of weeks ago we visited Tamarindo with our friends Ben and Cathie (where Jason was able to catch this killer wave). Before driving the distance to Costa Rica’s famous surf beach we stopped at the local Do-It-Center for some supplies — beach towels and a cooler. Much to our dismay we learned that coolers were $50 and cheap beach towels were $15. No thank you.

Instead, we bought a couple of buckets for a much better price and decided to just make do. And thank goodness we did, because one of those buckets allowed me to make my first sand sculpture.

I call it my Costa Rican Tribute. That is a volcano and a series of orbs in case you can’t tell:)

Since our time here we’ve also managed to get off the beach and onto the water. First was a party boat/snorkeling tour that we took with all the people staying in our community.

Here’s my dad (Dale) enjoying the water and a good story

We would have spent more time in the water had we not gotten stung by tiny little jelly fish. We couldn’t see them, but boy could we feel them.

Next was a sunset boat cruise. This was a smaller boat just big enough for Jason, me, my parents, and Aunt Betty and Uncle Ralph.

We were fortunate enough to see schools of tuna follow behind our boat and, of course, a beautiful sunset.