Tuesday May 28, 2024. 5:40am We are at our final Airbnb in Costa Rica, near Tamarindo Beach. We are in a resort area that clearly caters to wealthy tourists. It’s cute and fun, with a whole food truck village (which we haven’t eaten at), and the beaches are gorgeous. Our daughter and I spent hours … Continue reading Journals from Costa Rica: days 7-9 (the end)
Friday May 24, 2024 6am I’m sitting on a giant outdoor futon by a turquoise pool in La Fortuna, Costa Rica. The sun is a smudged glow behind clouds, just above the trees that edge the river that runs along the property. The air is full of bird cries. High twee-twits, a melodious whistle twee … Continue reading Journals from Costa Rica: days 4-6 (the middle)
Monday May 20, 2024, 12:15pm We’re in flight on our way to Costa Rica. I’m in an aisle seat and our daughter is next to the window, her back to the oval shutter, her head resting sideways on the headrest, and her socked, Birkenstocked feet in the empty seat between us. The flight from Charlotte … Continue reading Journals from Costa Rica: days 1-3 (the beginning)
We’ve been back from Costa Rica for a little over a week, and already it seems a lifetime ago. After our first few days in Playa Potrero, we drove our rental Suzuki through serpentine roads and rutted gravel to the interior of the country to La Fortuna. We stayed in an Airbnb just outside of … Continue reading Lush
I’ve been in denial for a while. Our daughter graduated high school four days ago. When our son graduated, I processed through writing and blogging. He was our first to leave. With our daughter, I’ve talked about it with people I love, and how wonderful and freaky it is for our children to not be … Continue reading Two graduates, hanging out with monkeys
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