they ran away to the beach...

we took 3 days and went to the pacific ocean... we were awed by the beauty of the flowers...
there was so much yellow!
so much delicious eye candy!!
so exotic, so tropical...
our first night on the beach, we dined under this canopy. our feet were in the sand and the ocean waves were right beside us. we were treated to floral-scented water to dip our hands in for washing up before dinner. our food was fabulous!! some of us ate fish, some chose pasta, katie tried calamari... then a mariachi band came and serenaded us!! and as soon as we were done eating, we dipped our feet in the warm bath-temperature of the sea... WOW! what a night!!
everywhere we went we were under the canopies of huge ferns and palms and banana trees..
we enjoyed sitting outside our rooms on the deck, visiting and drinking coffee...
"the essence of quietness"... ha! not with us there! no, really. it was very peaceful and quiet and only a short walk to the beach...
the girls (katie, and the 5 oldest wisdom girls) roomed in the top floor of this apartment and enjoyed the swimming pool on the bottom floor. one long slumber party!
every day when we came back from the beach, there were blossoms on the fresh, folded towels on our beds.
these are colored sugar cane tops... aren't they gorgeous?
the stairs going up to our deck and rooms...
a little costa rican decor...
and our guard armadillo. also our rain gauge...if he's wet, it's raining.

our lovely room...
with the giant bed...
we were treated to a fabulous sunset...
and every single one of us enjoyed playing in the sand and finding sea shells. one entire beach was made up of shells and shell bits... collector heaven!!

there was lots of deck visiting and we kept the coffee pot full...
and the cold water jacuzzi soothed our sunburns when we came back from the beach.
more from the beach trip soon. sending our love to you this rainy day back in san jose...