A Few Pictures From Our Time in Costa Rica

Last week we traveled to Costa Rica for a work meeting.  It was our first time to visit there.  We were all excited!  We had an early morning flight out of Guatemala City but it was direct.  We arrived in Costa Rica an hour and fifteen minutes later.  That's not bad at all!

leaving Guatemala City

Ben had the window seat.  As we got closer to landing he looked out the window and yelled, "Hey look!  It's the Grand Canyon!".  I could not help but laugh.

at the Costa Rica airport

We waited until all of our group arrived and then we took a bus to our hotel together.  Along the way we made a stop at a bridge where you see crocodiles down below.  Most everyone got out and walked across the bridge to see them.

A view of the ocean as we traveled

more ocean views

From our hotel we would see beautiful macaws flying around every day. 

We would also see monkeys.  Lots of monkeys!  They would come right down to the hotel and run around.  They would especially come around breakfast time and steal the sugar packs off of the tables.  The kids (and adults too) really loved getting to be so close to them.

Here is one about to enjoy a banana.

We spent our days in meetings while the kids had a fun time hanging out together.  A sweet mother daughter team from Texas came down to work with them.  They brought a suitcase full of VBS supplies and kept them busy learning, playing, and making crafts.  My boys had a blast!  They also enjoyed getting to know these other MK's and spending time with them.

During some free time we all went to visit the Manuel Antonio National Park.  There we got to see monkeys, sloths, iguanas, frogs, butterflies, bats, and more. 

We loved seeing the sloths the most.

There was also a little time during our park tour for swimming in the ocean.

ready for a pizza lunch

our last evening there

our Americas Connect team

more new MK friends

the sunsets were my favorite thing!

heading back home to Guatemala