Fall Break in Costa Rica

The view from the hills surrounding Flamingo Beach in Guanacaste.

Hello Dear Family and Friends,

This is the first year that the kids have had a fall break!  It came at the cost of starting school one week early, which we all thought was not such a good idea at the time, but now we are quite pleased with the new schedule!  It started with Shelley's birthday and a fun lunch with the CALL students and teachers. It was a great way to spend a bday and to start a short vacation! 

Anne Sickel, Rickie Honea, Profesor Gaby, Profesor Zeidy and Bub Honea.

A day later, we packed up the truck for a few days at the beach.  Now, you must remember something important about Costa Rica in October.  It rains.  It rains a lot!  And although the beach was not as bad as other places for the amount of rainfall, the cloud cover was continual. Thankfully, it was a pleasant 80 degrees with some gorgeous views.  Take a look...

The view from our home away from home.

 

David and Kayley finding some shells.

The boys walking on the beach, probably talking about football.

Enjoying seafood at the Golden Shrimp restaurant.

A view from the hilltop of Flamingo Beach.

This is about the most sun we saw, driving home near Puntarenas.

Now it is time to get back to work!  We have enjoyed these few days away, but we are ready to tackle our work and studies once again.  We arrived to San Jose to a far-reaching fog that seems to have turned our back yard into a scene from The Lord of the Rings.  Very different from the beach, but beautiful nonetheless.

The kids go back to school on Tuesday but the parents are back to the office tomorrow.  David travels next week to Guatemala for the Regional Conference while Shelley stays home to take care of parent/teacher conferences, orthodontist appointments and the all-important ACT exam on Saturday.  It will be a busy week for all.

God bless you this week.  We hope you are enjoying the fall leaves.  (We miss that!!!)

The Webb Family