Last month I took the most ah-mazing trip of a lifetime to Costa Rica, and it's taken me a solid month to (almost) recover! As you know, my best friend got married and I was maid of honor, so my entire family, my fiancé, and my best friend Courtney, all headed down together. Photos don't do that country justice - I can't begin to explain how breathtaking the landscape is and how incredibly nice the people are. I'm dying to go back!
After a few days in Florida, we landed in San Jose and quickly hoped on a bus to Manuel Antonio, where we stayed at
Tulemar Resort for a night. Here are some pictures of our first day there!
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| View from the plane during landing. Photo via iPhone. |
Since the ride to Manuel Antonio is about 4 hours, we took a pitstop on the way to eat, stretch our legs, and take some pictures of the crocodiles. Yes, crocodiles.
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| They're cute from afar! |
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| Doesn't that bird have some cojones? |
Even though we were all exhausted from traveling, we were definitely on a Costa Rica high, and spent no time relaxing. We were quickly greeted by drinks, which prompted us to throw down our suitcases and go for a sunset swim.
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| Our bungalow! |
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| My fiancé enjoying the view and hammock from our balcony. |
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| I could easily get used to waking up to this. |
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| The view from our bungalow, facing my parent's villa. |
The walk to the private beach was a long, but beautiful one, passing by the many pools the resort has.
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| The beautiful beach. |
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| Blurry iPhone pic of the fiancé and I enjoying drinks. |
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| The water was the perfect temperature. |
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| Gorgeous sunset. |
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| Beautiful sunset. |
After swimming we went straight to dinner poolside and enjoyed a little too much tequila. When in Rome Costa Rica, right?
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| The blurry view from dinner. |
Despite the long day of traveling, we woke up early the next morning to start the day. How amazing is this view?
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| Better weather than what was going on in Chicago. |
One of the best parts of Costa Rica are the insanely friendly monkeys, who will steal your stuff if you aren't careful.
x Jill
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