A week with the family at Magic Moon, Playa Negra Costa Rica

Another night at Courtyard by Marriott at the airport in San Jose then it was off to Puerto Viejo for the next 5 weeks.

We were very excited to have both our kids coming to spend the first week with us. I guess telling them we had a 3 bedroom house on the beach in Puerto Viejo helped. The house is perfect for us too, 3 bedrooms, large kitchen, and a huge porch.

 

 

 

 Our first stop was Banana Azul for some much needed beach time for them. We stayed at Banana Azul our first visit here, it is a great place to stop in and get a meal while enjoying their beach. Colin the owner along with the staff is always very welcoming.

Today they are having a beach BBQ, $5.00 for grilled chicken, beef, or both served with coleslaw and mixed hearts of palm with chick peas. The perfect lunch served on the beach along with ice cold beers.

Its no wonder we keep coming back here.

It was super bowl Sunday and The point Bar/ restaurant was hosting a huge party which we attended. It was a fun crowd and we enjoyed being together to watch the game. We even won some money!!!

 

The week went by too fast and we had many days of just rain. A storm came through and it rain pretty much non stop for 3 days. Thankfully we had a wonderful house to hang out, play cards, dice, and spend time together.

We did take them to all our favorite restaurants, Koki Beach, La Pecora Nera, El Refugio, & Stashu's con Fusion.  All wonderful meals.
We also found the best pizza, Marcos which deserve it very own blog.

We got a little hiking at Cahuita National Park, where we got to see a large troop of capuchin monkeys and some howlers. But the hike was cut short when the heavens opened up with not drizzle but pouring rain.

One of the highlights of their time here was the Jaguar rescue, which gets it's own blog as well.

 We had 2 nice beach days one in Manzanillo and their last day in Cocles. The ocean was rough due to the storm but we rented surf and boogies boards anyway. Both Nicole and George got a few waves. I stuck to the boogie boards.

It was so wonderful to spend time with them and to have them experience this place we love.

My son's post -
3 days til Costa Rica with Nicole Emily to visit our long lost parents George and Jill Snyder. It seems like we are lost in this wonderful place, loving every minute. Pura Vida

There last morning we drove them to the small airport in Limon and put them on a flight to San Jose where they will connect home. Miss them already. Great time!!!