Costa Rica 3~27~11

So I think we made it back to the Omni around 3 on our wedding night or should I say morning of our honeymoon. We had to get up at 5 so we could run by our house to pick up suitcases and get to the airport for our early flight. My mom was a champ and was up when we got to the house and helped us get everything in the truck. I managed to take my makeup off before going to sleep at the Omni but the hair stayed. And stayed until we got to Costa Rica.

It appeared that our flight was going to be full as people kept boarding. Neal had the aisle and I had the middle seat. We kept waiting and waitng for our window friend to come. To our surprise no one ever came and we lucked out with an extra seat during the flight. Score for being able to sprawl out and sleep on the plane! I was prepared for a small airport when we arrived in Liberia and knew we would exit the plane on the actual runway. What I wasn't prepared for is that the Libera airport is literally a barn with big fans and all open air. Luckily it was quick to retrieve luggage and get through customs.

Then we took the shuttle to the rental car lot and got hooked up with our little Hyundai SUV. Perfect to tie the surf board on top!

Our first stop was a little Costa Rican restaurant that we had seen on the way.
All open air and so breezy on a beautiful day. I ordered this shrimp dish with fried yuca, which is a fruit that is to die for. I could have eaten it everyday but settled for plantains at the resort. The meal ended up costing us about $60 because we hadn't quite figured out the currency conversion but it was worth every penny, or rather colones. In the rush to leave Houston, we also both left without our sunglasses. So we stopped at a little gas station and bought crappy sunglasses. Neal's were blue and turned his face blue like a Smurf with about 30 minutes.

We drove to the Paradisus and it was just beautiful. The lobby was all open air and overlooking the mountains. They asked me to sign my name and it was weird to sign Rebecca Ferguson but I did! The resort is set on about 2400 acres. They have these little trucks everywhere to take you from place to place.

Our villa was called the Villa Elvira and it was in a rockstar location. Right next to the pool, restaurants, and the beach. There were champagne and chocolate covered strawberries waiting for us.


We made reservations for the Italian restaurant but since we arrived so late the only seating left was 9:00. Around 7, we decided we were exhausted and decided to endulge in the included room service. Room service was available 24 hours a day and the food was delicious!