Hello All: I’m finishing up a conference in San Diego. I have about an hour before I leave for the airport, so I thought I’d do a short blog post. The conference was for deans and associate deans. I met a lot of interesting people. I’m still new in my role as associate dean so …
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Last Day
Today was our last full day in Costa Rica. Our flight leaves tomorrow around 2pm, so I’m hoping I have time to swing through the Farmer’s Market quickly in the morning. Our taxi doesn’t come until 10am so we should have a little bit of extra time. This morning, we picked up a few souvenirs …
Lemon Pie
Well, I’ve had three of these little lemon pies in the last 4 days. They are delicious. I think the meringue is toasted marshmallow cream. We found a food truck park near the beach. One of them sells mini-lemon pies. It also has mini-chocolate lava cakes and those are also good. I’ve had some delicious …
Snorkeling
Bill and I went snorkeling and got sea sick today, so it was a mixed day. I’m sitting in a bean bag by the pool right now and I still feel like I’m swaying back and forth on the water. We got picked up at 6:45 this morning and headed out around 7am. It was …
Slow Day at the Pool
I’m not sure Tamarindo will be my favorite place in Costa Rica, but it will be fine. I spent part of the morning and afternoon camped out on bean bags by the pool working on posts for the blog and reading a book. It was a pleasant way to spend part of the day after …
Waterfall Swim
We had a lot of driving yesterday but a super fun activity! Our drive from La Fortuna to Tamarindo was about 4 hours, but we found a driver who was willing to take us to a waterfall on the way. I had planned for us to go to the Rio Celeste Waterfall. I’ve been there …
Spelunking
I am sunburned! We went swimming this morning. It was kind of cloudy and I wasn’t going to be out long, so I didn’t sunscreen. I’m going to pay for that. I’m going to soak in my hot springs pool tonight and hope the minerals will be good for my skin. I’m usually really careful, …
Rafting
I’m starting this message this morning before I’m too tired to write it. I’ve been falling asleep by 8:30 in the evening. I’m currently camped out on some comfortable deck furniture by the pool. I have a beautiful view of the volcano right beside me. Bill and I had breakfast this morning beside a German …
Sloth Watching
Hello All: Our trip to Costa Rica has started out pretty well. We are spending the first part of our trip near the Arenal Volcano. The volcano is right out our window so it’s a lovely view. We are in the center of Costa Rica and it took about three hours to get here from …
Winter 2023 Vacation
Hello All: Many of you know that Bill and I were supposed to go to Costa Rica for our winter vacation. A couple days before we were supposed to leave, my grandpa got sick and had to be hospitalized. There were no beds in the area, so he had to be moved to St. Louis …
Traveling with Emily! 