We loved Costa Rica

In March of 2007, Dan and I took our two children, Nolan and Meddie, on a surf vacation to Costa Rica. We had heard about this great surf resort called Witch's Rock Surf Camp from our local Surfrider Foundation here in Rhode Island. So on a whim we decided that we would go for it! We reasoned that since we were going to make the trip all the way to Costa Rica we shouldn't limit our stay to just surfing at a beach resort town...so we tacked on four extra days and added Reserva Monte Verde and Reserva Santa Elena in the northwestern region of Costa Rica to our itinerary.
When we began our trip, we never imagined we would fall so in love with a country and it's people. We now find ourselves getting ready to revisit Costa Rica only eight months later... in fact we will be spending Christmas at Witch's Rock Surf Camp. We even recruited our nephews, who live in Texas, to join us.
So what was so great about our trip that would make us want to return so quickly? Well I guess I would answer with, "What's not to love about Costa Rica?" The beaches are beautiful, the surf is amazing, the mountains and cloud forests are spectacular and the people are incredibly friendly and hospitable.