Okay really??? from the way brown writes you would think that i was dying or something...i love that he is uber concerned but come on now, can't a girl have some non solid #2's every now and then? eewwwww, tmi, tmi...nonetheless, no more steak for moi until we hit to good ol' u s of a...
today we are at the really laid back, comfortable, and night-time lively hotel pasatiempo in tamarindo. (http://www.hotelpasatiempo.com/) i chatted briefly with the owner ron this morning and he is the perfect example of why people from the us come here and stay...loves the beach and enjoys meeting all kinds of new and friendly folks...ryan better be careful or before he knows it i will have the land purchased, plans drawn, and graders working on clearing the way for a second "Casa de Brown" :-) and of course, friends and family will stay free of charge...except for drinks, some of you guys would put me under, lol!
it is so peaceful to just sit here at my little table next to the pool and bar...the resident german shepard roaming around, greeting guests and making me miss my boys back home...ryan is out scheduling some surf lessons for us this afternoon and inquiring about the diving opportunities in the area (ron suggests snorkeling as his wife janet wont dive with him :-)) i can't remember if ryan wrote about the past couple of days that we spent in santa elena and monteverde but wow! talk about the most beautiful rain forest - or actually "cloud" forest...you are up so high in the mountains that the clouds literally come rolling in like a soft mist...we stayed at the trapp family lodge (another recommendation from the place that we first intended to stay - "plan to not plan" strikes again)
and it turned out to be for the best as the entrance to the monteverde reserve was a short (bumpy) 2 min drive further up the road...we checked in at around noon, threw our stuff in the room, ate a quick lunch, then got picked up at 1:30 to head out for some super sweet zip lines! 
seriously...who would have thought that stringing up some cables between trees could be so awesome! but i think what we really liked best was the night hike at the reserve...ryan should have been an entomologist - he loved using his flashlight to hunt for bugs and spiders and such...at one point the guide was like "man, do you want my job or what?" pretty funny...but it was a great intro to our next day 3 hour hike at the reserve...
we could have stayed there literally all day...we would walk and look under every leaf and branch searching for anything that moved or buzzed or flew or chirped or sang...since we hadn't checked out of our room yet, we had to force ourselves to jog the last part of the trail :-) super fun times! as i type, pics are being downloaded from the camera and my next mission is to put some albums up on flickr for you all to peruse at your leisure...
all in all...so glad to be back - was really not fond of hanging out in bed all day with my sweet concerned husband trying to interpret my every breath, glance and movement - now he can do those things while trying to catch me in the surf!
later gators...
today we are at the really laid back, comfortable, and night-time lively hotel pasatiempo in tamarindo. (http://www.hotelpasatiempo.com/) i chatted briefly with the owner ron this morning and he is the perfect example of why people from the us come here and stay...loves the beach and enjoys meeting all kinds of new and friendly folks...ryan better be careful or before he knows it i will have the land purchased, plans drawn, and graders working on clearing the way for a second "Casa de Brown" :-) and of course, friends and family will stay free of charge...except for drinks, some of you guys would put me under, lol!
it is so peaceful to just sit here at my little table next to the pool and bar...the resident german shepard roaming around, greeting guests and making me miss my boys back home...ryan is out scheduling some surf lessons for us this afternoon and inquiring about the diving opportunities in the area (ron suggests snorkeling as his wife janet wont dive with him :-)) i can't remember if ryan wrote about the past couple of days that we spent in santa elena and monteverde but wow! talk about the most beautiful rain forest - or actually "cloud" forest...you are up so high in the mountains that the clouds literally come rolling in like a soft mist...we stayed at the trapp family lodge (another recommendation from the place that we first intended to stay - "plan to not plan" strikes again)
and it turned out to be for the best as the entrance to the monteverde reserve was a short (bumpy) 2 min drive further up the road...we checked in at around noon, threw our stuff in the room, ate a quick lunch, then got picked up at 1:30 to head out for some super sweet zip lines! seriously...who would have thought that stringing up some cables between trees could be so awesome! but i think what we really liked best was the night hike at the reserve...ryan should have been an entomologist - he loved using his flashlight to hunt for bugs and spiders and such...at one point the guide was like "man, do you want my job or what?" pretty funny...but it was a great intro to our next day 3 hour hike at the reserve...we could have stayed there literally all day...we would walk and look under every leaf and branch searching for anything that moved or buzzed or flew or chirped or sang...since we hadn't checked out of our room yet, we had to force ourselves to jog the last part of the trail :-) super fun times! as i type, pics are being downloaded from the camera and my next mission is to put some albums up on flickr for you all to peruse at your leisure...all in all...so glad to be back - was really not fond of hanging out in bed all day with my sweet concerned husband trying to interpret my every breath, glance and movement - now he can do those things while trying to catch me in the surf!
later gators...
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hey dorks. glad to know you're alive and out of the bathroom:)
speaking of your boys, do you guys have any ear antibiotics at your house? jacks has a raging ear infection in one ear that i've been cleaning out with solution and cotton swabs, (and keeping him out of the pool) but i think meds will kick it. if you don't have any, we'll get some from our vet b/c it's a pretty good one and i don't want to wait until you guys get back to pump some meds in there.
other than that, glad to hear you're still having fun, jerks:)
Hey...well...let's see, we have some in our master bath. It is in the far left cabinet on the very top shelf...a little bottle with a long tip. But...if you think he needs to hit the vet, don't be shy, we will gladly reimburse you...:) Hope everything else is well...we actually just got back from our surf lessons and are having a quick snack...miss you guys, turns out a month is a long time.
Cheers! RB
Ryan, Jori, we have been following hour adventures and small set backs every day. Sounds like you are haveing a great time!
Love ya bunches and be careful...
Dad
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