Be prepared for the longest picture post ever. You've been warned!
Our Costa Rican Honeymoon
Around the resort and beach:
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Beach at our resort in Guanacaste, on the Pacific side of the country |
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So ready to get in that water! |
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View from hotel |
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Hotel bar/pool |
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Mmm rainforest water |
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If you got tired of water, chilled coconuts were readily available |
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The sunsets were among the best I've seen |
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The last three days of the trip we ran on the beach. Super humid, but super pretty! |
Hiking at Rincon de la Vieja National Park:
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The rainforests are full of mysterious looking trees....and massive flying/crawling bugs |
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Costa Rica has over 100 volcanos. At Rincon there were many places where you could see steam coming straight from the ground |
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We were trying to get to a waterfall, but we took a wrong turn and ended up hiking 2km straight up the mountain |
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Totally worth the arduous climb. Freaking awesome |
Monteverde Cloud Forest:
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Tip #1: Get four-wheel drive if you rent a car (the roads are awful!). Tip #2: If you drive to Monteverde and you are scared of heights I don't recommend looking out the window on the drive up! |
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We took a guided walk through the Cloud Forest on some very shaky hanging bridges |
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After the hike we went zip lining over the forest. I don't have pics, but it was the best part of the trip!!! |
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We saw a variety of wildlife including these flashy guys |
Arenal and La Fortuna:
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After visiting the Cloud Forest we drove straight to La Fortuna where we got a hotel and woke up early the next morning for a hike |
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La Fortuna is the closest town to the Arenal Volcano, the 3rd most active in the world (and well known for it's iconic volcano shape!). It literally towers over the town. |
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We hiked through Arenal National Park and got to see some of the old 1968 eruption lava flows (PS. walking sticks make ALL the difference!) |
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Mike conquers old lava flows |
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That's one big ol' butt of a volcano! |
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La Fortuna is so volcano crazed that they even theme their rice |
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After our hike we headed to Lake Arenal next to the volcano for some kayaking |
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That volcano is really bad at hiding |
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You know what feels good after an hour of kayaking on the lake? Jumping in the lake! |
Sunset Cruise:
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Our last night we headed out for a sunset cruise on the Pacific |
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Waiting for the boat to pick us up |
It was a seriously awesome honeymoon, with the perfect mix of hiking and adventure, water sports, and just laying around the beach and pool. I hope to return to Costa Rica again one day!
gahhh i wanna go on a honeymoon again!! your pics are awesome!
ReplyDeleteLooks amazing! Love the sunset pictures, gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLooks so fun!!
ReplyDeleteYou're right - lots of photos... but GORGEOUS photos. :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!!