We are back at our rental…and what an ADVENTURE we had.  2 days at the beach. Our little man turned 10.  Great food. Fun location.  Boogie boards for all 3 of us this morning!  

When you think about Costa Rica…what is the first thing which comes to mind?   My answer has always been ‘rain forest’.  My impression has now changed dramatically based upon the last 36 hours.

In driving back and forth from San Luis to Playa Grande (approximately 2.5 hours each way) we must have gone through at least 4 different temperatures/humidity ranges and types of vegetation. The last portion, closest to the ocean was very hot and dry.  Currently they are having a water shortage with the water not being used for a few hours during the day and a good portion of the night.  We passed more than 6 river beds which were bone dry.   Very different from where we are right now – it had rained constantly last week and shortly after we arrived home today it started to rain….and it’s been raining on and off now for hours.  

I admit a good portion of our reasons for choosing Costa Rica was it “felt like home”.  When Walter and I looked at property here 8 years ago – we looked at each other and  said this is it. We stopped searching for where we were going to go – and this became our dream.  Did I research? Yep! Did I diligently research everything?  Nope!   Do I have concerns?  Nope!   I still believe we are exactly where we are meant to be.  

Interestingly, Gregory advised when we got back to our rental that he prefers rain over the heat. We’ve all agreed hot and dry with the ocean to play in – is a great space to visit for a weekend or a vacation, but to live here, we much prefer the more moderate temperatures here.

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