One Last Adventure Before We Head Home...

On Thursday, we will head out in the morning to drive to San Jose for our flight to the States on Friday.

We thought we'd better squeeze in one more adventure before we had to come home... one of the requests from Jack and Ella was to see a waterfall so we took off for a waterfall that is just south of Liberia on the PanAmerican highway --- both Cesar (the guy in the office here at Bahia Pez Vela) and my friend Roseanna told us about this one.  It was fairly easy to get to with about an hour's drive and a short hike.

It isn't found in any of our guidebooks but was well worth the small journey. 

We ran into rough roads again so there was a quick Chinese fire drill and Granpa drove us through the large puddles and washed out road!  I think that if we're going to get stuck, the story would be much better if it starts with, "Granpa was driving and we got stuck!"

Here is the beautiful waterfall and three beautiful kids!   

 Jack enjoyed splashing around a bit and throwing rocks into the lagoon. 

 He also found a large bone on the beach... hmmmm...???

This big ol' iguana was sunning himself on one of the rocks as we hiked down into the valley to the waterfall.

Meg had a good time splashing in the lagoon a bit and  digging a large hole in which she sailed a small boat  -- she created the boat using sticks and leaves. 

 Ella also dug a big hole and played with the sticks and leaves.  She also found a seed of some sort that she brought home, along with the 5collones that Granpa found in the rocks.

Jack and Granpa investigated the other small creeks that the lagoon ran into.  They spotted a damsel fly and that was about it! 

There was quite a large and soft-sand beach that the kids had fun playing on and I enjoyed taking some photos of the three different waterfalls in the area.

The kids and me...

A nice young gal from Spain took this picture for us.  Granpa is sure getting a kick out to the assumptions that people continue to make about our "family" --- the assumption is that I am his mujures!  Not sure if I am looking old or if he is looking particularly svelt and macho!!

As often as possible I say things like "Hey kids... what's GRANPA doing over there?" or "Jack, go get your GRANPA!!!"  ;)

Here are those holes that the girls dug...

 I was so proud of the kid as we headed back up the trail.  It was no easy trail - pretty steep and lots of large rocks and little 'streams' to maneuver around.  The girls did particularly well - making it to the top like two little mountain goats and with no complaining.  Jack was calm and let me yank him around by his arm and lift him up the big rocks and did what his little legs could do to get him up the trail.

Granpa rewarded the girls at the top with a pipa fria -- which is a very cold coconut that the Ticos use a macheti to open and stick a  straw in!  The coconut water  or milk is cold and refreshing!