Costa Rica

What a dream! Costa Rica has been on my travel wish list for a couple years, and it did not disappoint! We were there in early December and it was very warm. The temps were in the upper 80s and my fingers and feet were swollen from the heat!

We stayed at Hotel Riu Guanacaste, which is not the nicest all-inclusive I’ve ever stayed at, but also not the worst. The black sand beach was so soft, and I loved seeing the mountains in the distance. Our favorite on-site restaurant was Agave—the guac was a hit!

We left the resort twice—once on a beautiful boat ride to Coco Beach, and then a quick bus ride to Diamante Eco Adventure Park for ziplining. I had never been ziplining before, but it felt very safe, and Costa Rica was a gorgeous place to do it!

This is the third trip Eric has earned as part of the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce—we went to Puerto Vallarta in 2022, the Dominican Republic in 2023, and Costa Rica in 2024. I’m very lucky he asked me to be his plus-one!

Pura vida!