All the hard work is done, so now we can relax a little on the ride home. Scott planned ahead really well allowing us to have some time at the beach after lunch. We were able to see the local way of life at the beach, watch some surfers and enjoy some of the local arts as we walked the boardwalk.
After lunch we stopped at the crocodile bridge where we saw over 15 of them just hanging out. After we stopped at a gift shop where most of us finished our Christmas shopping. When we arrived at the hotel tonight, they were expecting us and knowing we had been away from home during our holiday they had the restaurant decorated.
This trip has reminded me how much joy people can have over just simply being alive. We were so blessed by the ngobe and there willingness to welcome us and teach us about their native land. They have very little material things but yet Victoria gifted me a traveling wallet as we departed. We shared many laughs and smiles with the two women over the last week and it humbles me that they go home to no power and possibly no water. I live very a very busy life between going to school, taking care of the people I love and maintaining at work. This trip has shown me many things and I was reminded by them to stop and take in the simple things in life, take time to be aware of the surroundings.
It was such a blessing to see Costa Rica's rainforest and how the development has really effected it.
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