Costa Rica - Week #1

We had a great first week in Costa Rica! The kids and I flew without Matt since he had some work to finish during the week - the flight here went smoothly, the kids were great, and we were very happy to arrive!

We have  a rental car and the drive from the airport to our condo was ~50 minutes. We are near Playa Flamingo, and also near Playa Potrero and Playa Penca.

The kids go to camp each morning (from 8:30am - 12:30pm) with a group of students, led by one of their teachers from Magellan. They are enjoying the camp -- some of the things they have done: 1) walked to the local bank to exchange 1 USD for local colones; 2) visited a local bakery; 3) learned a local dance; 4) explored the forest near us, with the local bugs and plants; 5) broke open and ate coconuts from the village; 6) visited the local beaches. Some pics from the beach:

 Kara:

Jack:

(Ainsley):

 

Kara:

They learned to snorkel in the pool (in preparation for a ocean snorkel trip next week):

On Friday night we enjoyed an evening trip to the beach and a bonfire. As a special bonus we got to see lots of cows that apparently like the beach too!