Costa Rica what a beautiful country...

We are now in Uruguay and I hope you enjoy the pictures below from our travels around Costa Rica before we left. We had a great time and got to see and do alot of things. We left Nosara on the bumpy 40 minute drive to pavement and have not seen a gravel road with pot holes since. I have to say I do miss Nosara, it is a great small community with amazing beaches and a tranquility that you can not describe. We met several poeple there that we will stay in touch with probably for the rest of our lives. We got to see 2 very different places on our trip. When we were up in Arenal we hiked, relaxed, and went to Baldi hot springs (highlight of the trip). The kids got to swim in hot springs and they had slides. The pools ranges from 93 degrees to 109 degrees. Then we went down to Manuel Antonio. It is a very touristy town. I felt like I was in another country compared to Nosara. The beach is beautiful, but lined with umbrellas you can rent for the day from $6-$10, people you can order drinks and food from, people selling everything, banana boats, parasailing, jet skis, you name it you could do it there. We went to dinner one night to listen to music and a taxi pulls up full of tourist. They were dressed nice for dinner, the kids had their hair combed. I turned to Cory and said I think we are in a different country. It was completely opposite of Nosara. You just wore your swimsuit everywhere, flip flops or not, hair combed or not, just being you! I like both, but both very different. It was great to talk to the kids about the differences and how both are perfect. We enjoyed ourselves very much but were eager to get to our new home away from home. We are now in our house in Uruguay and what a beautiful place. Stay tuned for pics! We have interenet at the house, so I will be able to keep the blog updated on a regular basis. Miss you all!