Author: Brynn
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Wildlife
They say there’s wildlife everywhere in Costa Rica – that it has one of the most dense wildlife populations in the world. I can’t say we have seen abundance of animals but I can say the ones that we have seen have scared the sh*t out of me. Today on…
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Bumming around
We decided to mix things up today and head to the big pool for the morning. Wild, I know. There’s been a lot of pool time this week. I can’t say I’m thrilled about it – pools are not my favourite – but the kids love it. So 🤷‍♀️. Charlie…
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Pools and Pizza
We focused on soaking up as much sunshine and time in the water as possible today. We packed everyone up this morning and headed down the hill to the beach. Everyone quickly found their beach groove. Charlie jumped in the waves and chased a ball up and down the beach.…
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Hey baby, let’s go to the beach.
We packed up and left San Jose “early” this morning and headed for the pacific coast. We are staying in Playa Hermosa which is about a three and a half hour drive from the capital. The kids did incredibly well in the car today. Nora had a great nap, Madeline…
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Last day in San Jose
Today was our last day in San Jose. The car is packed up and we are ready to head to the pacific coast tomorrow. Bring on the beach! We visited the Herpetological Refuge this morning. It’s a rehabilitation park for crocodiles, a sloth, some monkeys and a pile of macaws.…
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The wrong ice cream
Day one down. We relaxed this morning at our guesthouse. The kids played around for a few hours this morning with the toys they brought with them and we had a slow start to the day. The place we are staying is a guesthouse/horse farm/yoga studio on the side of…
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Family Vacation 2019
I’ve had mixed feelings about this vacation since we booked it. We had shortlisted Colombia, Morocco and Costa Rica and if I’m honest CR was the least exciting for me. It has just never really hit my traveling radar. It’s a very beaten path which just generally turns me off.…
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The end.
It’s here. Our last day. In some ways I feel ready for our visit to be over. It’ll be nice to get back to routine, our space and our home people. In so many other ways I’m terribly sad it’s over. This place and these people are so special to…
Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids 