hola! we made it to Costa Rica with two very well packed suitcases. on day 2 we made the trek to the beach, which turned out to be a much longer trip than we anticipated. but Montezuma was a great little Costa Rican village on the ocean. after the 8 hour trip there we were excited to relax. so we found an amazing Italian food restaurant. we both wish it existed in San Diego, as it's some of the best we've tasted...except Jared's mom's lasagna. the afternoons usually contain a rainfall, or two. nonetheless, we enjoyed a little beach time and a hike up a waterfall.
now we're in the mountains, in the towns of Santa Elena and Monteverde. it's famous for it's cloud forest reserves, which we are going to see tomorrow. we went for a really fun night hike, which showed us a sloth, some poisonous snakes, and lots of insects. the town is really high up, basically in the clouds the whole time. the bus ride up had some amazing views.
we've met some other fun travelers along the way. they've passed on their travel tips and shared meals with us. shoutout to redhead Josh from Dallas, and the fellow honeymooners from Minnesota (yeah!) and Israel. we'll see you on the dancefloor again soon, we hope.
Sophie is loving that she gets to share her Costa Rica memories with Jared and Jared says he's having a great time, especially when empanadas are involved.
tomorrow we head to the orphanage Sophie lived at, here in Costa Rica. we'll update again after playing with the ninos! we'll try to post some pictures too.
we love you all!
- the Callahans!
Oh my gosh!! Jack and I spent a few days/nights at the monteverde cloud forest in Costa Rica on our honeymoon. Watch out for the scorpions. Jack saved me from one...Sloths, golden toed frogs, resplendent quetzels, monkeys and toucans...much love and prayers...I love you both. Aunt Debby
ReplyDeleteSounds sick! Hope u guys have a great time and im praying that people will be able to tell that u r different by the way u reflect Gods love.
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I did the exact same trek when I went to Costa Rica! First my boyfriend and I explored Montezuma, we rented a cabin in the jungle where we got bed bugs and had a white faced monkey run through our cabin! I hope you guys hiked all the way up the waterfall to the point where you can cliff jump! The best meal we had in all of Costa Rica was at the same Italian restaurant. We also rented bikes and explored the reserve on the Nicoya Pennisula! Monteverde was a different story unfortunately, I hope you guys get better weather than we did. We did the rainforest zip line in freezy winds! You guys should check out the sushi place on the main street in town, it was awesome!
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Redhead Josh from Dallas shouts back!
ReplyDeleteHappy to see you're still dancing!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Sophie!! This is such an amazing adventure you guys are embarking on. I am going to Costa Rica in March so I am taking notes on this section... Keep having fun exploring!
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