We knew ahead of time that we were going to be spending Easter in Costa Rica thus there was no way to expect any sort of normalcy this year. We made an effort to keep it as relaxing as possible by not booking any tours or doing anything crazy (minus having dinner at a bar).
First thing in the morning we got dressed and went down to our favorite coconut beach just down the road (literally...down from the main road where you park and walk to the trees and sand).
We took a bunch of pictures of the kids and family.
Alex is probably singing but no one can hear him because of the waves.
Mark was climbing on every tree he could find, mainly so that he doesn’t get wet.
The tide was coming in.
Look what a gorgeous Easter Morning!
We had to ALL sit on the tree branch to avoid getting soaked. And we definitely had to put our camera and my purse way up high.
We had a few close calls and had to run quickly to higher ground/branch.
But ultimately we got a few fantastic photos, without any Easter baskets or plastic eggs, but nevertheless very festive ones.
We then had a special testimony meeting sharing our thoughts and feelings about Easter and the Atonement and what we are grateful for.
For breakfast/lunch we headed to Cafe Mono Congo at the Dominical village for some deliciously healthy food.
And after a relaxing day at the beach we ended up at a place that is the hopping place (apparently especially for Easter dinner) for the expats. It’s called Bar Jolly Roger, famous for its wings of many-many flavors. You do have to have a 4 wheel drive to get up to that place, a windy mile or so up the mountain.
We sat at the bar as no other seats were available. Live music was playing, wi-fi wasn’t an option, people were chatting loudly--a very pleasant and unconventional Easter evening for sure (with a Beer sign in this picture;).
To be continued...
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