Our Family Trip
April 28, 2009 by Rafael Zabala
Filed under Hotels
We’re here on a 2 week vacation with our kids. Although we’ve only been here a day it seems like it’s been a week. We left Los Angeles and arrived Alejuela, and there jumped on a island hopper to the nicoya peninsula. From there some friends who have a house here picked us up. We went to their house and grounded out, had some drinks and bathed in their pool.
The kids just loved bouncing around in the pool all night. Phil and I got wasted with our friends… cocktails on the deck. We slept soundly. This morning we went horseback riding along the beach. When it became to unbearably hot we went back to the house. In the afternoon we rented a car and drove up the coast, and ended up checking into a swank beach resort hotel.
The hotel staff here is catering to our every need. They are extremely warm and informative. We just checked in for a night, but we will probably just play it by ear. I’m okay with just taking it easy for a few days, but we’ll see what Phil says. Our room here is great. We toured the gardens and took in night air while the kids played in the pool.
The kids have taken their showers, and are now dozing off . Phil is watching a game on the big screen. I think I have it all planned out, thanks to the guys at reception. In the morning I’ll see what the kids have to say.
In the morning I’d like to go horseback riding. One option is to ride along the beach at sunrise. Sounds dreamy, no? Another is to ride into the reserve, into both primary and secondary growth forest. We all want to see wild, tropical animals.. parrots, sloths, pumas, anteaters and, of course, monkeys. But I would also just like to spend some quality time with the kids, before they get too old to enjoy spending time with us.
In the afternoon I figure we can all hang out at the pool, that is, in the event we decide on staying another night at this posth resort. In the early evening we can go boating while we watch the sunset. A place near here charters trips cheaply. It’s so tropical here. A jungle. The dense jungle comes right up to the shore. Howler monkeys can be heard from miles away. On occasion, a flock of small green parrots soar about … squalking up a storm and then fading into the distance.
Someone at reception told me about a night hike that is available for the guests at the hotel. I’m curious to see whats lurking out there at this hour. Nocturnal tarantulas? Armadillos? Bats? I hope there’s no mosquitos, because if there is I won’t last a minute. I’ll high tail it back here to this posh resort, take a bubble bath, and sit out on the deck sipping tea in my bathrobe waiting for the kids to get back.