Curu National Wildlife Refuge

Will took off work for the day and we all headed out to Curu which is about 1 1/2 hours away. It was 20.00 total to enter and it was well worth it. They gave us a map which Sophie referred to as her “treasure map” and didn’t put it down for the first 45 minutes. She kept saying “I know, i’ll check the map. The map says this way”. We followed her treasure map for 45 minutes pretending to search for crocodiles that say “tick tock”. It was so much fun and her little imagination is just incredible.

We saw some deer, a big mouse looking animal that we called “the big bad mouse” from Sophie’s book, The Gruffalo, (and of course he was eating Gruffalo pie), horses, cows, bobs, and monkeys. We packed sandwiches for lunch and had a little picnic on a beach with a rock cave that of course had magic treasure in it and possibly crocodiles (according to sophie). After lunch we were walking back to the car when all of a sudden i looked down and a monkey crossed on the ground right in front of me. We were so lucky to be walking back at the time and caught an entire tribe of little monkeys playing and swinging right in front of us on the ground and in the trees. Sophie found a little fruit on the ground that she decided was definitely “monkey food” and we put it on a log and the monkey came down and ate it. She of course was ecstatic. “He likes it, looook the monkey likes it”. Ugh it was amazing. Def. a perfect day! Feeling blessed.

 

Sunbathing

Sophie put a pair of sunglasses on, laid an envelope on the floor, placed her naked lil body on it and informed us that she was “sunbathing”! lol. Where does she come up with these things? She was sunbathing on her xray from CIMA and laying in the livingroom. Nutball!

Eerie

Yesterday morning we went on a little hike at Cabo Blanco which is a Nature Reserve here  in town. Oddly, on the way through a trail there was Will’s name carved on a tree. No other name, no other trees carved and no Will is not a typical Tico name. Sometimes it seriously feels like we are living in one big episode of Lost.

Nana’s 2nd Visit

Nana came to town last week and it was another fantastic trip! Sophie jumped on her like a little monkey from the minute she got off the plane and basically didn’t let go until the minute she got back on to leave. The week just flew by way too fast. Sophie is still asking for Nana 3 days later and checking in her room each morning :(. It is such precious, treasured time and at the same time, heart wrenching watching her leave and Sophie yelling “Nana, I wanna give Nana hug”. Even a trip to the toy store didnt distract her an hour later. She got her little toy and then went back into the car and said “wanna play toy with Nana”. Nana left with a healthy tan, scratch to the eye from tree branch, bruise to thigh from tumbling in the ocean, crimped hair, a relaxed mind, and prob a clump of sand in her suitcase…sound like Costa Rica. Come back soon Nana! We love you! Slideshow below.