My friend, Jody Dean, knows that I will say yes to any suggestion she makes about traveling or doing something crazy together. So when she suggested I sign up for a yoga retreat in Costa Rica I checked to make sure my passport was still valid and then said, "I'm in!" I don't really practice yoga and I wouldn't say I'm necessarily good at yoga but I am ALWAYS up for an adventure:)
On the bus ride to our resort. It took about 3 hours to get from the airport to the resort.
The bus driver stopped in the town of Nicoya so we could see this beautiful old church of San Blas. It was built in 1644!
A cow enjoying a stroll down a busy road:)
It became cloudy and rainy as we drove to the resort. Even though the bus ride was long we got to see so many little towns and beautiful scenery
Checking into the Bodhi Tree resort in Nosara, Costa Rica. They gave you super cold coconut water when you check in...very refreshing.
The resort was "all inclusive" and the food was absolutely amazing!
Our home for the week we were there, very cozy and comfortable
I love visiting new places and seeing the interesting plants and animals
We saw howler monkeys on our walk to the beach!
The beach was wonderful, the water was so warm. It's so humid in Costa Rica that a dip in the ocean was very nice
Jody's yoga skills are amazing!
Fresh fruit smoothies...yum!
Every morning at 7:00 AM we did 1/2 hour of meditation followed by an hour of yoga "flow" What a beautiful room to practice yoga and to start my day:)
Jody and I during meditation...very Zen
Yeah, just a friendly boa hanging out in the tree by my house
We used these cute little tuk tuk cars to get into town
Walking around a fun jungle trail
Enjoying a banana cocoa smoothie by the pool...life is good
A fantastic sunset during the end of day restorative yoga class
This was the whole group that came for the yoga retreat. I only knew Jody but by the end of the week I had made quite a few new friends:)
Yoga is so good for your body and mind
There were a lot of yoga classes in the afternoon that Jody went to but I wanted to explore more of Costa Rica so I spent my afternoons wandering around the jungle and shopping in the little town and going to the beach...and eating fish tacos:)
The bar at the retreat made a delicious lime mojito!
Jody and I being silly...we are good like that:)
On a big military truck heading to a zip line course
We drove for about 45 minutes up and up into the mountains
Let's do this!!! I was scared at the beginning but then once you realize you aren't going to fall it's pretty amazing to skim the tops of the trees as you fly through the air with the condors.
Back at the resort, this place is so pretty
I spent my last day at the beach...had to soak up as much sun as possible before heading back to rainy Portland!
Goodbye Costa Rica, I will hopefully be back one day:)
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