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I kind of just up and disappeared on you for a second there, didn’t I? For absolutely no reason whatsoever I was completely aloof with my plans and jetted off to Costa Rica for a week without telling you. I thought about trying to blog from the jungle but the second I got there I realized how little I wanted to and instead preserved my precious minutes of wifi to instablogging instead.
This trip was years in the making, though I can’t take any credit for the planning process. It was a group effort of several super-planners who managed to find a way to transport 17 people from across North America to a remote villa in southwestern Costa Rica. It was an impressive feat.
I was lucky to be invited by C’s family to join in on the fun and help round-out the doctor to non-doctor ratio in the group (8 out of 17 of us are doctors – my hypochondriac dream!).
First I’ll share some deets on the trip and then I’ll proceed to photobomb you with the gorgeousness that was Costa Rica.
All 17 of us flew into San Jose before hopping on a tiny propellor plane to the Osa Peninsula in Southwestern Costa Rica. We were staying at Tres Palmas, a villa about an hour from Puerto Jimenez making it pretty remote from civilization. The villa was absolutely spectacular. 12 of us were in the main house and 5 were in a smaller house down the road. The villa sat far up in the jungle with monkeys and parrots EVERYWHERE and an infinity pool looking over the ocean. There was a (somewhat treacherous) path down to the beach which took about 10 minutes and access to a stunning waterfall not too much further down the path.
All of our meals were cooked by the house’s caretaker and his family and were completely delicious. Lots of rice and beans and Costa Rican specialties. We were totally spoiled. We did venture out for two meals. One was at the Bosque del Cabo Eco Resort where I proceeded to drink my weight in mojitos and the other was at Martina’s Bar where I channeled my inner salsa dancer and ate and danced the night away with the locals.
We all took the chance to try out different activities or spend some much needed time lounging by the pool or on the beach. Some people went on a nature hike, others went fishing and C and I decided we weren’t leaving CR until we went surfing. Mission accomplished.
I took the time to read, soak up the heat (but avoid the sun – no wrinkles for me!), reflect on the amazingness that was 2014 and brainstorm ideas for 2015. It was the perfect way to kick off the New Year.
Our home for the week.
Marvin, our master chef with the catch of the day.
The best crew!
I have to take a second to thank C’s fam for being incredibly gracious by inviting me to join them on the trip. C and I are both so fortunate to have amazingly supportive and wonderful families. Feeling totally and completely blessed!
Oh my gosh how fun! I’m obviously jealous. The weather looks absolutely amazing there!
Wow – gorgeous pictures!!! The view from that pool is amazing!!
You look like a model in that red dress.
Glad you had such a great time.
WOW it looks absolutely beautiful there! Costa Rica has been high on my bucket list lately… it looks like heaven!
Also, LOVE love love that picture of you in the orange dress. Hello gorgeous!
I love Costa Rica, and your trip looks so beautiful. And the pictures are amazing. Now I want to take a beach vacation. Lol
Ummm, these pictures are amazing!! This is making me so excited for my trip to CR!
Wow, so beautiful! I’m glad you got a chance to get away and RELAX girl – you deserve it!
I’m not sure what my travel plans are this year. Probably not anything big, but I’m hoping to go out to Calgary maybe. I have a bunch of friends out there that I’ve been meaning to visit!
Wow! All those pictures are stunning. What a great way to kick off 2015. Surfing looks like a blast – getting a serious case of wanderlust right now.
Pura Vida! Costa Rica is hands down my favorite place on Earth (so far). I’ve been dying to go back and need to plan a trip asap. Did you visit any hot springs or volcan arenal?
I’ve never been to Costa Rica. I think because I livd on a tropical island for most of my life, going to another one for vacation didn’t really make sense. So, I’m generally more of a staycation kind of gal. I’m hopefully going on a trip for reading week in February, but it’ll probably be somewhere in Canada that we can drive to. We shall see.
Glad you had a great time!
Costa Rica happens to be one of those bucket list places I’d definitely love to visit. Brad is choosing a ski trip this year, but next year is my turn and it just might be Costa Rica! Looks like such a neat place.