So after a very long night of flying we arrived in Costa Rica at 6:00 am in the morning. We were very excited to be going to Jamie's cousin Candi's wedding which will be tomorrow. It was great to have the whole day. Once arriving at the international airport we were taken over to a small airport where we got on a small puddle jumper. It was very entertaining.
There really wasn't very much room on the flight. The thing that made us all laugh was when the pilots got on their only safety instructions to us were to "buckle up". LOL That was not even a mention of where our closest exit was.
The different views of the land scape and the closesness of the moutains at some points were amazing.
We were happy when we finally landed at our first destination in Manuel Antonio.
We were so impressed when we finally got to our hotel. It is by far the nicest hotel that we have ever stayed at. It was so neat because there were no windows just screens all the way around our room. The sounds of the jungle at night were amazing. All around us was tropical rain forest and the different animal sounds were so neat.
This was our view from our balcony. We loved it and spent as much time sitting out there and relaxing as we could. I would have been happy to move here and just stay here for a very long time.
There is something so beautiful about a view of the ocean. Breathtaking!!!
At the resort that we stayed at they have this old 727 that they have converted to a two bedroom hotel room. We tried to book it just because of how unique it is but it was booked but it was so neat to see this in the middle of no where. The jungle is so thick that you can't see any of the other buildings around until you are right beside them. Next time we go this will be something that we will try for sure.
After a very long walk we finally made it to the beach. And it was once again breathtaking. The water was so warm just like climbing into a bathtub and we were surprised because we were on the pacific side of Costa Rica.
After spending just two hours in the sun we came back with some pretty majoy burns and that was with using precautions. You don't realize how intense the sun is when you are that close to the equator. We figure it was the equivalent to being in the sun for 8 hours. Poor Jamie's head was so red that when he spoke to the boys he described it as being as red as a tomatoe and that he couldn't wait to get home to put his head in a snowpile. LOL
The walk down to the beach wasn't too bad but that is because it was down hill. The hike back up was a totally different story. The picture just doesn't do it justice in showing how steep the incline was and the humidity was intense. (not that I am complaining. LOL)
For dinner we made our way up the streat to La Avion. It was so neat. The army plane had crashed in the jungle way back when and so they had moved it to this location and made it into a restaurant.
Again the view was amazing. I really could have sat there all evening.
I never really realized how thick the jungle is but you really couldn't see anything down below and everything is built on stilts because of the incline of the hills.
We have zero complaints about any of the food that we ate while we were away. It was all amazing. This is Jamie eating octopus and enjoying every min. of it. LOL
Define!!!!
After dinner we made our way over to the other hotel where the rest of the family was staying for the wedding. It was great to see people that I haven't seen in a while. This was the view from their hotel terrace. This is Jamie's Uncle Tim, Aunt Teddie and their son Bradley.
Our travel buddies.
Again we had to eat with everyone that was there for the wedding and Jamie got a poboy sandwich, thinking of his best friend Keith that had just made him one for Christmas.
Day one was amazing. I am sure that I will use that world alot when talking about this vacation but their is just no better way to describe the beauty that we saw.
There really wasn't very much room on the flight. The thing that made us all laugh was when the pilots got on their only safety instructions to us were to "buckle up". LOL That was not even a mention of where our closest exit was. 
The different views of the land scape and the closesness of the moutains at some points were amazing.
We were happy when we finally landed at our first destination in Manuel Antonio. 
We were so impressed when we finally got to our hotel. It is by far the nicest hotel that we have ever stayed at. It was so neat because there were no windows just screens all the way around our room. The sounds of the jungle at night were amazing. All around us was tropical rain forest and the different animal sounds were so neat. 
This was our view from our balcony. We loved it and spent as much time sitting out there and relaxing as we could. I would have been happy to move here and just stay here for a very long time.
There is something so beautiful about a view of the ocean. Breathtaking!!!
At the resort that we stayed at they have this old 727 that they have converted to a two bedroom hotel room. We tried to book it just because of how unique it is but it was booked but it was so neat to see this in the middle of no where. The jungle is so thick that you can't see any of the other buildings around until you are right beside them. Next time we go this will be something that we will try for sure.
After a very long walk we finally made it to the beach. And it was once again breathtaking. The water was so warm just like climbing into a bathtub and we were surprised because we were on the pacific side of Costa Rica.
After spending just two hours in the sun we came back with some pretty majoy burns and that was with using precautions. You don't realize how intense the sun is when you are that close to the equator. We figure it was the equivalent to being in the sun for 8 hours. Poor Jamie's head was so red that when he spoke to the boys he described it as being as red as a tomatoe and that he couldn't wait to get home to put his head in a snowpile. LOL
The walk down to the beach wasn't too bad but that is because it was down hill. The hike back up was a totally different story. The picture just doesn't do it justice in showing how steep the incline was and the humidity was intense. (not that I am complaining. LOL)
For dinner we made our way up the streat to La Avion. It was so neat. The army plane had crashed in the jungle way back when and so they had moved it to this location and made it into a restaurant.
Again the view was amazing. I really could have sat there all evening.
I never really realized how thick the jungle is but you really couldn't see anything down below and everything is built on stilts because of the incline of the hills.
We have zero complaints about any of the food that we ate while we were away. It was all amazing. This is Jamie eating octopus and enjoying every min. of it. LOL
Define!!!! 
After dinner we made our way over to the other hotel where the rest of the family was staying for the wedding. It was great to see people that I haven't seen in a while. This was the view from their hotel terrace. This is Jamie's Uncle Tim, Aunt Teddie and their son Bradley.
Our travel buddies. 
Again we had to eat with everyone that was there for the wedding and Jamie got a poboy sandwich, thinking of his best friend Keith that had just made him one for Christmas.
Day one was amazing. I am sure that I will use that world alot when talking about this vacation but their is just no better way to describe the beauty that we saw.
Looks absolutely amazing! You are looking like one hot little momma in those pics too!
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