Anderson-Lehman's Take On Costa Rica

So, I had been pretty excited to know that my parents were coming down to Costa Rica in order to show them around a bit and have a little taste of home. I got an even better weekend than that. When I went to the airport to meet my parents, I came around the corner to where they were waiting hoping to see a tall white man aka: my dad (tall white guys aren't too common here). Instead I saw a different one with blonde hair aka: my brother. Turns out that my parents were playing a bit of a game and surprising me with the whole family! I still don't think they realize how much better that made my life. So, completely stoked to have my family with me, we drove out to Heredia so that I could show them around town and grab some food. You have to understand that Heredia isn't really all that much to see, so we really just did some walking and at some food before heading off to the coast.

Readers, you have become accustomed by now to reading about how crazy riding buses can be here in Central America. Driving a car is much worse. While my dad drove us, I attemped to navigate; all in the dark. Costa Rica doesn't exactly like road signs that much, so this was a bit difficult. We found ourselves going the wrong way, making u-turns, on dirt roads (which isn't too strange here), and to top it off we paid a few extra tolls wandering around. We eventually got there, settled into our amazing rooms, and ordered some good ole fashioned room service. We ate, we laughed, and then ultimately all collapsed into bed after a long day.

In the morning, the kids woke up to mom and dad calling us trying to figure out what we were wanting to do. We decided on doing a "tranopy" tour for the morning. This tour is similar to any other canopy tour that they have in Costa Rica because you do all of the zip-lining, but you also take a tram ride up the mountain to observe the forest along with a tour of native plants and snakes. It was a great place to be as we zipped over the trees and looked out to the beautiful Pacific Ocean. After, we headed back to our hotel/resort for what would prove to be a great, relaxing afternoon at the pool. We hung out, order some food, swam around, and just enjoyed having the whole family together as iguanas crawled around trying to get some sun. To top it all off, there was a wedding going on at the beach there. After watching the beautiful sunset, we soon realized that they had set up fireworks on the beach as a part of said wedding. We headed back to our rooms, hung out a bit, and were suddenly drawn to our windows as fireworks began bursting over the bay. We then went down to the restaurant to eat some delicious food before heading back upstairs to talk some more and yet again find our way to some comfy beds.It was a great evening to cap off their whirlwind trip to Costa Rica as they headed back to the airport the next morning. I'm so glad that I got to see them all. It makes me excited for being home again with them in December. Pura Vida.