Some friends and family have asked to see pictures so I'm sharing a link to a video with some of the photographs and clips we took along the way. My only regret though, was missing the opportunity to catch one moment that was incredibly beautiful. It will always be engraved in my mind. I wish I could share it visually, but imagine traveling though the dirt roads of a remote countryside with scattered minuscule towns and very humble corrugated tin roof homes. As we drove by one of thoses homes in the drizzling rain, there was a girl about 8 years old in her yard, barefoot and in colorful dress. With arms outstretched to both sides and face turned up to the sky she was spinning. Her huge smile radiated pure joy. I'll never forget that moment. So much joy from just being alive, being in the moment with no fancy toys, no one else, just the rain. That's how I'll remember Costa Rica. That's how I felt in those forests, jungles and beach... pure joy in being alive, the meaning of "Pura Vida".
