Costa Rica Story #7: The Pool

Costa Rica Post #7 of 14:

During our stay in the beach town of Tamarindo, we actually spent more time at the pool than at the beach. It's got way less waves and wind and sand - all of which I love but which my son, as it turns out, is not so fond. There was also plenty of shade, and since the temperature there was somewhere around 85 or 90 degrees in the shade, we were content to hang out there.

Most of you know we use cloth diapers (which I've been meaning to write about for a while and haven't gotten around to it - if you're really curious, let me know and I'll get around to it faster). Aren't they just the cutest thing ever?! We put a pocket diaper on him, that a friend of mine made for me, without the insert and it worked as a swim diaper quite nicely!

Though not the most extravagant hotel I've ever stayed in, our hotel was really quiet, relaxing, and homey, if you can even imagine that in Costa Rica. There was a communal kitchen we could use and warm food in as well as grab Costa Rican coffee from at any time. In this picture, our hotel room is the upstairs door that you can see on the right. Since it was so close to the pool, we could put Danny down for a nap, bring the monitor with us and sit poolside playing cards, reading, talking, or swimming.

It was nice. :)

Introducing Danny to the pool water was a blast! Once he got used to the temperature (which felt cold compared to the air) , he played and played.

Oh yes, and then there were the pool-side naps. I believe guilt-free naps are the best part of vacation. Don't you?

We took lots of them.

So, um, as I wondered yesterday... Anyone wanna' go with us on our next trip to Costa Rica? Our niece will be born in June, so... ya know... we're just thinkin'...