Costa Rica

I start my morning early. Little details like this makes me pretty proud of myself, because there’s usually a 2 a.m. bedtime for me. I’m a natural night owl and used to reporting on the Night Team. But it feels so good getting up early, watching the fresh, bright light hit the windows. It’s when Costa Rica comes...

I feel optimistic. The time away is helping, healing. I’m so much more comfortable with being alone and this is a good thing. I hit the road again with a four hour drive ahead of me; the route slowing taking me back to San Jose — Costa Rica’s capital city. Of course, navigating through dirt roads, it’ll take longer than...

Okay, back to where we were in Costa Rica. We’re inching closer to the end of my solo travel adventures. I sift through my journal as I’m writing this post and I can still read how happy I am and how much I’m dreading getting back to the familiar. Odd right? Who knew I’d grow to love something...

I begin the morning again by pulling out my Angel Card. My word for Day 5 — Pleasure: a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment. Oh, this is going to be a good one.

I am so happy, counting blessings this morning. Today’s Blessing Cards pull from the box: Love and Happiness. It’s Perfection. This stretch of my travels includes the Guanacaste area along the Pacific Coast. It’s the area that’s a bit warmer in Costa Rica, especially in March and the beginning of April, before the rainy season starts.

I wake up early in Costa Rica on Day 3; the lodge is quiet and I sleep well. I open the windows and barely believe I’ve peacefully slept near a majestic volcano.