Reflections on Costa Rica

We´re posting two posts at once, so don´t forget to read the one below also. For those of you anxious for pictures, you have obviously never been in an internet cafe in a third world country! We´ve taken over 500 pictures so far and will be eager to share when we get back, if we are not able to while on our trip.

* We had been weary about the crime - not an issue.
* Leary of being taken advantage of - from the amazing raft guides, hotel staffs, and just genuinely nice Ticos we enjoyed every moment.
* Afraid of crowds - Amy & Jamie, Joy & Kyle, Meghan & Jared, fellow travelers we met helped make this an incredible time.
* Too touristy - ease of travel, availability of accomodations and restaurants, lots of English speakers, tour opportunities, all made travel in Costa Rica almost simple at times (A comfortable budget helped too!)
* Rainy season - they call it the "green" season, couldn´t have been more lush and beautiful, plust the rapids were going off!

So are we not really on that much of an adventure? When Jessica´s fish dinner looked back at her, buying empanadas and changing buses in San Isidro, Latin American roads and drivers, rays surfing in waves, too many bug bites to count, not judging a meal until the morning after, a frog in our bed, tropical lightning storms, and we still have almost 2 months left to travel. Yeah, we are on an Adventure alright!