Costa Rica + Hot Springs

Hello 🙂  My mom and I arrived in Costa Rica a few days ago and let me just say it has been QUITE the adventure so far haha. It took such a long time to get here because we had a 13 hr layover in Atlanta. When we finally arrived in Costa Rica we had to get our rental car and then drive 4 hours to our air bnb. We were soo dead tired!! The roads here are super narrow and it was down pouring and thundering and lightening which made the drive a little scary. I am such a backseat driver and was feeling some serious anxiety.. meh. Anyway! We finally made it to our place and it was just so bad. My mom and I can both really make the most of anything but this was just not cool. We were in the middle of the stunning jungle so we were really trying to be like OK! wow, this is really awesome, but it just wasn’t. The house was surrounded by windows and there were no screens and they also didn’t lock.  All I could picture was a monkey sliding the window open in the middle of the night and stepping into the house and poking me awake!! Could you freaking imagine?!! I am really scared of monkeys (I’d love to see one from a distance..maybe) so this was really not a fun thought. Long story short, we ended up renting a hotel nearby, still very much in the jungle but this time window screens were included… phew.  Oh well, we really had absolutely nothing to complain about, we are SO lucky to be here and I guess that’s how traveling adventures go sometimes, right?! haha. The next day we were feeling much more alive. We ventured to Tabacon to visit the natural hot springs for the day.

The Tabacon hot springs resort is at the base of a volcano, so the view was just stunning! The entire time I kept thinking to myself how crazy it was that this place existed. It felt like paradise, everything was perfectly calm, beautiful and I felt like there was nothing to worry about.. it was lovely. I got the best full body massage I have ever experienced, it was a honey, olive oil and orange essential oil mix.  The massage was in the middle of the jungle on this canopied platform.  After it ended I was super sticky from the honey and so I rinsed off in a bamboo shower.. not exactly sure how to explain that but it was seriously so cool. I kept thanking the masseuse over and over.  You know those days where you feel like you pushed a “reset life” button? It was one of those days.  I felt so relaxed and my mind felt completely clear and peaceful. I am also noticing how everyone in Costa Rica is extremely happy.  They live simple, kind and mindful lives. I think this is so important, to be reminded of what matters and just to be thoughtful to all of those around us.

Outfit below:

// Dress from the LF outlet on Melrose

We have just arrived at our new location on the coast, so stay tuned! Pura Vida 🙂

Oh my gosh! P.S… I am LUCKY to be writing this right now because today when we were driving to our new location, we seriously almost got electrocuted. We were driving in the WORST lightening storm I have ever experienced and as we were turning the corer of this windy road a bolt of lightening struck the telephone pole RIGHT next to our car. My ears exploded and I had a heart attack. FIRE and sparks went everywhere and it was insaneee. yikes. all good just wanted to share the TERROR of almost being zapped to death. I wonder if that’s how bugs feel when they get scorched on a light bulb.. sad.

Costa Rica Pic Roundup:

I am convinced this passport holder makes taking your passport in and out of your bag a million times much more fun 😉

Above was our jungle oasis