After staying several days in Potrero we drove to La Fortuna, which is in the middle of the country, at the base of the Arenal Vocano. This is the best picture I could get of Arenal because there was constant cloud cover. Map of Arenal, Lake Arenal, and La Fortuna Although newly paved, the curvy narrow roads through the mountains were a little treacherous. Midway through our four-hour drive to La Fortuna, there were vendors at the top of a…
While staying in Potrero we really wanted Les & Deb and Matt & Brei to experience Tamarindo since it was in sharp contrast to our little Potrero beach. The traffic is always crazy, it is very touristy so the locals are constantly shoving their trinkets in your face to buy, and there are not enough public restrooms, but it definetly is a high energy place, with lots to do and see. There are tons of hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, and…
When we visited Costa Rica two years ago, I really wanted to see Flamingo because of its unique character, like the hotels we could see from Potrero beach, built into the steep rocky cliffs. But because of the limited time we spent in Potrero, we didn’t have the opportunity, so that is one of the first places we explored when arriving in Costa Rica, this time around. And it did not disappoint! The rocky cliffs were the perfect backdrop to…
Two years ago we took all the kids to Costa Rica and Brad’s been talking about going back ever since. Life got pretty crazy with surgeries, two weddings, and two graduations, but we finally made it back, only this time we came with our good friends from Nashville, Deb & Les Wright, and my brother Matt & his wife Brei. All I can say is thank heavens we were able to sneak it in before being quarantined for months! We…