We set out on an overnight adventure. We had some unforgettable experiences. Too many to include them all in pics. We headed to Dominical about 1 hour south with plans to see Uvita, a totally different beach town the next day. The signs are so bad that we completely missed Dominical and weren't positive that we passed it until we were almost the our 2nd day destination. So we flip-flopped our trip. Lots of fun stuff along the way...
On the way down, we say these Brahma bulls in the middle of the road. We had to stop for them. After they wandered to the side, we pulled over to watch them. We saw a guy on a motorcylce pulled over too and thought he was watching too. Next thing we knew he was trying to herd them on his bike. They had escaped, but they we NOT obeying him. They kept going in 2 different directions. It was pretty fun to watch. VERY different than anything our kids would experience in the US.
The kids learned about some fun stuff about the local plants on our zip-line tour and they wanted to teach Stace. We pulled over (on the side of the dirt road) so they could pick the leafs of this plant.
After picking that huge leaf, the kids rolled it up to show Stace that it is used as a dye and turns bright red. They used to mix it with oils in India and use it in wedding ceremonies when they couldn't afford real Henna.
After passing our original destination, we arrived in Uvita, home of Marina Ballena (which means Whale Marina). We didn't see any whales (wrong season). Upon arrival we stopped at a local "soda" to eat. Have you ever eaten at a restaurant with a car parked next to you?
At the beach the kids found tons of sand dollars. Pretty exciting stuff for them.
After playing in the water, the kids and I took a long walk to an amazing natural phenomenon. The beach is called "whale" because they pass by but also because there is a rock formation off the coast they looks like a whale tail in aerial photos. At low tide you can walk out to the rocks and tide pools. We had to walk 25 minutes each way. It was so beautiful. I took way too many photo. This pic of Brody and Alex shows the tide on both sides of them. It is like the parting of the seas. Amazing.
They collected tons of shells and interesting things to show dad (nothing alive of coarse). It was so fun, until I slipped on a mossy rock and got pretty scraped up. I had my camera bag on my right so I sacrificed my left side with about 8 cuts from my shoulder down to my ankle (mostly on my shoulder and hand). Oh, well. It was worth it.
Alex ran to dad when we got back from our little adventure. Just a cute pic.
On the way down, we say these Brahma bulls in the middle of the road. We had to stop for them. After they wandered to the side, we pulled over to watch them. We saw a guy on a motorcylce pulled over too and thought he was watching too. Next thing we knew he was trying to herd them on his bike. They had escaped, but they we NOT obeying him. They kept going in 2 different directions. It was pretty fun to watch. VERY different than anything our kids would experience in the US.
The kids learned about some fun stuff about the local plants on our zip-line tour and they wanted to teach Stace. We pulled over (on the side of the dirt road) so they could pick the leafs of this plant.
After picking that huge leaf, the kids rolled it up to show Stace that it is used as a dye and turns bright red. They used to mix it with oils in India and use it in wedding ceremonies when they couldn't afford real Henna.
After passing our original destination, we arrived in Uvita, home of Marina Ballena (which means Whale Marina). We didn't see any whales (wrong season). Upon arrival we stopped at a local "soda" to eat. Have you ever eaten at a restaurant with a car parked next to you?
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