It had been, literally, almost 2 years since Hubby and I had taken any type of vacation with our family, so when the time came for us to finally escape from the daily grind of life itself, I was ecstatic.
It wasn't the beach, but it was definitely a wonderful getaway. We headed to La Fortuna, San Carlos, home of the famous Arenal volcano and bountiful hot springs. We left Friday morning and stayed until Sunday afternoon. We were 10 deep (me, hubby, our 4 kiddos, my sis-in-law and her 2 kids and my mom-in-law). We took 2 cars and ended up having to stop at a mechanic shop for 3 hours, an unscheduled detour, because mother-in-law's brakes were wasted and needed to be changed. We were about 2 or so hours into the trip when that happened so we got to our destination a little late... but all was good upon arrival.
Our first stop was Los Areles (I believe that's the name), a hot springs water park (of sorts)... our cabin was the only one on the grounds. It was like an apartment with 2 bedrooms (each room had a bunk bed and regular bed that slept 4-6 people), a dining/living area, kitchen and bathroom. It came fully equipped with all we needed for our home away from home (a refrigerator, cooktop, microwave, and all the plates, cups and silverware.)
We stayed there just the night, but it was a really cool place. The next day, we headed to Baldi Hot Springs resort. We stayed the entire day at Baldi, soaking up all of their 25 hot pools, the caves and slides and at 6pm, headed to their buffet dinner (we had checked out of Los Areles and checked into a motel). It was an amazing trip and I am so thankful we were able to get away, even if it was just for the weekend. Here are the pics of our trips.
First pic in the cabin at los Areles... baby A's first vacation!!!
Los Areles
Los Areles
Los Areles
Baldi Hot Springs Resort
Hubby and Baby A... loving the hot pool water
The caves... like a sauna inside
Having fun
Princess coming down the slide all by herself (those swim lessons paid off)
swimming on her own
kiddie park
splash time
loving the slide
Heading home, we made a pit stop (it's right on the way) at the famous Zarcero park
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