This summer was the Wegner Family vacation that we do every two years. For this vacation we were all very excited about going to Costa Rica! We stayed at a beach resort in Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste (west coast).
This vacation was perfect. Having three little ones makes it difficult to go out and do a whole lot of activities, but it was perfectly fine. We ended up doing a couple big excursions, then spent the rest of the time relaxing, enjoying the beach/pool, snorkeling, etc. Jeff and I fell in love with Costa Rica instantly. We already started planning our next trip :) We fell in love with the culture, the food was delicious, cool wildlife, and beautiful scenery!
** "Pura Vida!" is like Costa Rica's motto and describes their way of life and culture perfectly. It's pretty much like an "it's all good," "no worries" laid back type of attitude. There is no rush or sense of being "on time." The people are just very friendly and laid back. It's great :)**
Palo Verde River Cruise:
On the boat with our awesome tour guide Mark
Kristin and I
Colson thought it was pretty fun to drive the boat :)
Brielle got to drive too!
We saw bats...
Lots of birds...
And lots of Iguanas
A beautiful Scarlet Macaw!
The first couple hours were less eventful... I think we were all starting to feel a bit disappointed, because after what we really wanted was a... Crocodile!!
Finally... We got exactly what we wanted. And even better than we were hoping!
Not only did we see a wild crocodile, we got up close and personal!!
Our boat driver was crazy! We finally found this big boy and he lured him over by slapping the water and dangling a piece of trash in front of its face!
It was an amazing experience that these pictures don't do justice... A wild crocodile was literally inches from us! Right at the edge of the boat. It was funny cause I was mostly watching through my camera snapping away, and then I would put down my camera and realize how close he truly was! Ha ha. Pretty darn awesome experience.
The croc was focused and determined to catch that piece of garbage (or maybe our drivers hand ha) and spent the next 15 to 20 minutes lunging up out of the water trying to get his target! It was pretty crazy to watch!
Look at those teeth!
Bye Bye Croc!
On our way home we stopped for some pictures
And enjoyed watching a bunch of Howler monkeys in the trees above us! We also stopped at a restaurant and had a very delicious, authentic meal. Yum.
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