Front desk area
When we decided to return to Costa Rica (after our 1999 adventure)
we convinced (not real hard to do) some friends to go with us.
It was a very wise decision. Bob and Linda (who went to high school
with Reid) turned out to be the perfect travel companions. Linda
and Lisa were "in it for the monkeys" - Bob and Reid
surfed - we all marveled at the beauty of the country and the
warmth of the people - and, we all made yummy noises together
at every meal! We started to plan our 2001 trip on the first day
we spent in Costa Rica!
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Lobby area, where we waited for our guides to pick us
up for the tours that we took. |
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Hotel Restaurant
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Main pool area with patio bar in the background |
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Linda at the entrance to our Villa (V105),
Villa Dahlia.
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Welcome to our villa. We rented a two bedroom, two bathroom villa
with a very large living room and a well equipped kitchen. We fixed
coffee and breakfast every morning before we headed out on our adventure
for the day. I should say that Bob cooked breakfast and made coffee
for us every morning.
Someone came in and cleaned every day. Linda and Lisa got to be
princesses and enjoyed every single moment of it.
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Our private pool in the backyard of our villa.
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Our back yard from the inside looking out. Our villa was complete
with radio, TV, CD player, and the thing that made Bob and Reid
the happiest - air conditioning with remote control!
We also enjoyed little land crabs both inside and out of the villa,
frogs in the pool, and little geckos inside the villa.
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Back yard at night.
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Gatos!!!!
Some friends that were regular visitors. You'd never guess why????
Within an hour of arrival we were feeding 6 cats the tuna we took
with us to snack on. Vamos al mercado comprar la comida de los gatos!
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We discovered the German Bakery Truck parked outside
the Villas. We had seen them around and heard about them, but did
not realize that they made regular visits to the neighborhood to
deliver fresh bakery goods. That we did not discover this until
the day before last is probably a good thing.
LOOK AT THIS STUFF!!! It was absolutely delicious, and delivered
right to your door, just like the old Helms Bakery trucks...
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