Monday morning started like every other beautiful morning in Costa Rica. We sat by the pool waiting for everyone to wake up and see what was in store for the day. Most of the group decided to stay at the house and relax for the day but that's not what we were going to do. A smaller group, Derrick, TJ, Jenn, James, Dave, and I decided to go hike Nauyaca Falls. We were going to horse back ride up to the falls but couldn't get the reservations together in time. So ...

Sunday morning started with an early drive out to Sierpe. We grabbed some breakfast while we chartered a boat for the day. Without even leaving the dock, there was a crocodile swimming in sight. There was definitely an adventure ahead of us. We all boarded the boat and rode out from the river to the ocean. At the river mouth, we were all told to put on our life vests and so I put my phone away. Just as we were at the last leg of the river mouth we hit two large ...

On Saturday, we hung out around the house, ate breakfast, and took a dip in the pool. Around noon, the group headed out to Playa Ventanas. It was a very popular locals spot. There were palm trees all around the entrance to the beach where families could set up camp with music, food, and beer. We walked all the way out to the beach to ride the waves. There were two caves you could walk into during low tide. There were little crabs hanging on the sides of the cave ...

The morning started with some yoga. Derrick and I walked up to the property's creek where there was a open structure with lights, fans, and a plexiglass floor above the creek water. The story was that the hut used to be a restaurant where sloths were often sighted. I didn't see any sloths but while I was doing yoga, a little gecko snuck up to my canada dry bottle and hung out on it. It must have been nice and cool. Then Jenny walked up and we all took a walk down...

Every morning we had fresh fruit and bitter orange juice available for breakfast. It had been 3 days of travelling between the plane and driving, and this was our first day to take in the grounds. We all took a quick dip in the pool most mornings and would see tons of animals and bugs around the 250 acre private jungle. We set out for lunch at a place where the entrees of arroz con pollo were gigantic. The restaurant's backyard had a pool with a water feature and...