the BEACH!

last weekend we visited manuel antonio, one of the beaches i've heard the most about before my trip and down here in costa rica. it was a three and a half hour bus trip from san jose. we got up early saturday morning and made the trek and it was SO worth it! the bus dropped us off right in front of the hotel and we had almost a full day to explore!


the view(s) from our hotel pool. not too shabby!


i was really happy to get to the beach. i haven't been since october...and that is a long time for me!

we were serenaded at lunch. that is daniele...she sang along with the wandering musician. it was touching, but don't be fooled. you do have to pay for these moments.

even though it was cloudy for a good part of the weekend, it was still gorgeous and i got a great tan!

there was a transportation theme going with this hotel. i didn't get it (the hotel name is costa verde) but it was still very interesting.


we woke up on sunday to monkeys running across the roof of our little cabana. they were so cute and they get very lively in the morning. i didn't want to touch them (what, and get monkey fever? i don't think so.) but this little kid didn't mind and i got a great photo out of it!



sunday was a beautiful day, as you can see...and i got to do something i've never done before. last week, it was ziplining...this week, it was PARASAILING with my friend daniele! a bunch of us went and it was an absolute blast. wish i could have had my camera up in the air with me, but i didn't think that was such a good idea. so here's what i got!




more adventures to come. hopefully less expensive ones--i'm running out of money down here. feel free to donate. :)