Costa Rican Mountains

Last Sunday we had the privilege of accompanying our Costa Rican friends, Ronald and Marcela and their two children, on a visit to their home in the mountains they are building little by little. So far they have the living room, kitchen, bathroom and a wrap around porch. Underneath there are 3 bedrooms and 1 more bathroom in the making. We left at 8am and drove for about an hour to get there. The last 30 minutes were on a dirt gravel road. But the view was breath taking when we arrived.

The day started off with a little hike up the dirt road to a SMALL town near by. We met a friend of theirs in the town. At one point on his land you could look out and see the ocean that is about a two hour drive to get there, past the mountains. It was incredible. After we walked back, it was time to get lunch going and the kids wanted to play in the water. The whole time we were there the wind was SO strong. However in the sun it was pretty warm. But the kids didn't care one bit that the wind was a bit cold. They had a blast.

For lunch we had chicken and steak on the grill with potato salad, chips and salsa and bean dip. It was all very tasty. After lunch the boys took a hike down the mountain to see a spring fed river. Aaron thoroughly enjoyed this. Meanwhile Marcela and I chatted at the cabin. We were a little nervous that we were going to be speaking in Spanish the whole day but we did it! The time finally came that we had to pack up and head home. We had an excellent day with new friends; one that will not be forgotten in our thoughts and memories. Below is the link to the pictures we took from that day! See you next week!

Costa Rican Mountains