This is a little tribute to my lovely friends Britta, Maren and Callie who traveled with me to the Caribbean side of Costa Rica last week. I can't even begin to describe all of the wonderful experiences we had! I've always heard that the Caribbean side is different than the Pacific, which seemed a bit incomprehensible being that it's all one big tropical third world country.
It was true, though. The Caribbean side can boast greener landscapes due to the increased rain, a greater variety of food including spicy Jamaican and Cajun coconut sauces, and a whole culture of black skinned rustifarians who love their dread-locks and live reggae music...a nice change from the loud "trance" music or old 80's tunes that the people on this side of the country seem to be in-love with. Blah.
Plus, traveling with friends felt like being on vacation...from a vacation! Of the many endeavors we had, I'd say the highlights were visiting the Cahuita National Park and being robbed by a monkey, sharing a giant red-snapper in ridiculously delicious sauces with my friends, discovering "Bread and Chocolate" (the name says it all), kayaking down a river and seeing crocodiles and sloths, bathing in the hot springs near Arenal, and enjoying tidbits at 5 different restaurants all in one day. Mmmmm.....
Here are some excerpts from our week in paradise set to some cheesy carribbean music...so appropriate:
2 comments:
sweet video! Did you do that yourself? It doesn't even seem like we are on the same planet, crazy! Have you ever thought of what it would be like to be in somebody elses place? Mind boggeling :)
Yes, I have thought about that Joanna...what it would be like to have a husband and 7 kids and living in my best friend's house from high school....unfathomable to me, really. It is a very different world indeed!
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