Costa Rica - Part 3

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This was one of the first meals we had in

Costa Rica. Darryl heard they were big on

their soups, and a local recommended this

place, so we gave it a try. We got such laughs,

I can't even tell you... It was very bland.

The kids were less than thrilled.

So they ordered a cheese crisp... this is what

they brought... More laughs..!

Taylor's face in this photo says it all.

Darryl and I laughed so hard we cried.

Too funny!!

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We took a tour through the Cloud Forest.

Since the jungle is so high in the mountains,

typically there are clouds streaming through

the trees and the forest floor. But, just our

luck.. since it was such a nice sunny day,

no clouds for the Grizwalds. We had a tour

guide though, who was incredibly nice and very

informative. He carried a telescope which we

used to see the many birds that hid amongst

the trees. If it weren't for him, we would

have passed everything by and not seen

a darn thing.

The dense jungle & vines.

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This plant was called "Dutch Shoes".
Chloe thought it looked more like a
mustache.
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We were lucky to see this bird, the "Catale" it
was very beautiful and very hard to find
according to our guide.
The pictures don't do it justice though.


It's tail feathers were very long and the
most beautiful aqua color.
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Another beautiful bird - can't remember
it's name though...

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tree. The exterior vines feed off
the bark and then eventually it becomes
hollow in the middle.

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Look - Monkeys!

There was this beautiful waterfall

at the bottom of our trail.

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We all really enjoyed the day!

Costa Rica - Part 2

The grounds at the Monteverde Lodge were

very beautiful.

Beautiful big fern.

Gorgeous flowering plants.

So lush and so many different

varieties of green plants.

Jungle girl.

These large plants reminded me of artichokes,

and were in large pots all around the hotel.

I wanted to steam them up and dip in

lemon butter.

Walking trails around the property.

Group photo prior to our zip lining.

Bridge to zip lining.

Gearing up.

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Were all ready to go!

Sky Tram to the top.

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Zip lining was awesome! We did a total

of 10 lines, each line was about

1,000 ft. in length and

approx. 200 to 500 feet above the

jungle canopy. It was incredible &

exhilarating - by far the highlight

of our trip!

Costa Rica - Part 1

We started our journey with a 5 1/2 hr.

drive from Phoenix to Los Angeles.

We are all very anxious to get on the airplane.

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Grandma and Logan are ready to go.

Logan's first Airplane trip.
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After a long day of driving, flying,

airports, security checks, customs and

connecting flights, we have made it

to San Jose, Costa Rica. After a good

night sleep, we will leave for Monteverde.

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We are ready for the drive.

The roads are narrow and winding.

We slowly made our way up the mountains

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After a 3 1/2 hour drive, we made it to

The Monteverde Lodge. Thank goodness for

GPS (we called her Cha Cha), we would have

never found our way. No road signs...just

turn here and then there.

The Monteverde Lodge.

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Our room with a jungle view.

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We slept really good here. The chirping

of crickets and the croaking of frogs would

sing you to sleep. Next day we will

explore the area and go zip lining.

Sweets for my Valentines

Happy Valentines Day!

Chocolate cupcakes with Chocolate

frosting and a fresh raspberry

on top - Yum!

We are back from our trip to

Costa Rica. We had a awesome trip - lots of

laughs and great memories were made.

Mounds of laundry to do - ugh.

We took over 500 pictures, so will take some

time to sift and sort through them.

It was quite the adventure, but feels

so good to be home.

Costa Rica here we come....

We fly into San Jose, then travel to

Monteverde were we will stay for a few days.

Some of the sights there will be: the

Arenal Volcano, zip line canopy tour,

cloud forest, a river tour,

frogs, butterflies and monkeys.

Then on to Jaco for snorkeling, surfing, fishing

and fun on the beach!

Gotta go finish packing...!