This was taken on the trip there. We stopped at a Catholic church and this was one of many shrub sculptures that were in the gardens surrounding the church.

Here are a few of Ethan on the zip line...

The road you see in the picture runs through the grounds. It is amazing the areas they went through!
Can you believe this? He loved it!


Mateo having fun flying like Superman!

Here is a picture of one of the many animals that freely roam the grounds. There were so many of these howler monkeys. You could hear them making their "howl" during the day and the night. They were pretty cool!

Here is another animal that (not so freely-thankfully!) roamed the grounds. There was a crocodile farm where many crocs hung out. We were actually standing about two feet away from this one (behind a nice and secure chain link fence...)

There was also a frog farm and butterfly garden- sorry no pics yet...BUt the kids loved it!
It was a much needed respite from school and our small cozy apartment. I was reminded of the amazing imagination of our God- the vast expanse of all creation and the beauty and magnificence of this land he has given us to live on.
This was the view from our back patio. Amazing!

On the way home, we stopped at a restaurant that attracts many tourists because there are literally hundreds of iguanas just hanging out around the restaurant and the surrounding area. It was a lot of fun and the kids loved it. You could actually get close enought to touch the iguanas - and some actually did! Ethan and Isabelle were actually brave enough to feed one- I'll post pictures later...here are a few for now!
These kids got close enough to touch this iguana!

This is one of hundreds roaming around.

A weekend away like this has always been few and far between for us- so the ones we get are always memorable! We are so blessed to have this opportunity to live in such a beautiful country! Gracias a Dios!
I took this on the way home. What a beautiful way to end the day!

2 comments:
Ethan
Wow, I am so Impressed. you have become ONE BRAVE GUY since moving to Costa Rica!
I love You!
Trina
Awesome pics!!! Happy Thanksgiving my friends! Erin
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