10 years of wedded bliss

 

Flying first class into San Jose

 

My husband had the forsight this trip to use a travel agent.  Pacific Tradewinds was fantastic, arranged all the hotels, transit and tours.  Once we landed in San Jose, the driver for our private transfer met us and drove the three hours to the Arenal Springs Resort and Spa, our 1st stop.  A beautiful report in the Arenal Volcano area, our room had a view of the volcano, and rose pedals and wine to welcome us.

 

A gift awaiting us in the room to celebrate 10 years

 

 

This picture was taken through the glass front doors to our suite at the resort

 

Nice way to relax once after our long journey to the resort

The next day, after enjoying the pool in the morning,  we went on a Arenal Hanging Bridges tour by Canoa Aventura, were we walked over the canopy of the jungle while exploring and viewing the local wildlife. 

Where we spent our morning

At the Arenal Volcano Look Out, at the start of the Hanging Bridge Tour

The arial bridges let us walk up over the canopy to see the jungle from up high

 

Spider Monkey up high in the trees

 

 

That’s a wild turkey, believe it or not

 

Pit vipers, one of the most poisionous snakes in the world. To be fair, I didn’t know that until after we too the extermely close picture

After a few days in paradise, we were starting to relax and reconnect in a way we hadn’t in years.  We talked to the kids everyday, but we were actively taking the time to focus on ourselves and our marriage. This trip was about us.  

To be continued…

• Part 2 – Our Educational Drive
• Part 3 – Manuel Antonio

On our last morning in the Arenal area, the clouds opened up and showed us the two craters at the top of the Arenal Volcano

This post is a part of Friday Postcards on Walking On Travels