Costa Rica 2022

We are in Costa Rica for 13 days to celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary. We are so lucky to be spending most of our time at a friend’s condo in
Reserva Conchal (Pacific side, closest main town Tamarindo and the closest
small town is Brasilito).

Reserva Conchal is a 2,300 acre upscale resort community which has been
designed to blend with the native terrain – and it has done that very well. I
have shown below a map of the area just to show how massive it is yet when we
drive around in our golf cart all we see is trees. We are in Jobo (#7 on the
map below) which has only two 3 story small buildings in the Jobo complex.
The grounds are very lush and the condo has beautiful views of the golf course
and ocean beyond – very private.

October/November is the peak rainy season in Costa Rica so we expected rainy
days. For the first 5 days the weather was great: 28C with a nice breeze
most days and no rain during the day. Day 6 and now day 7 the rains have come
in but we are still able to relax on the balcony and enjoy the scenery. Larry
is enjoying his book and I am on the computer or watching my sappy Hallmark
Christmas movies.

With such nice weather the first 5 days, we spent much of our time at the Beach Club. Our typical day – after breakfast at the condo we head to the Beach Club pool, and then off to the beach (which is just beyond the swimming pool). After lunch and another swim, we head out in the golf cart to explore this large complex (Westin is about 4 km away and W about 1-2km and both have their own facilities). The all inclusive Westin is like a small community with over 400 rooms/villas.

The Beach Club is a private members’ club used by the condo and home owners in Reserva Conchal (not part of the hotels). Below is a picture of the Beach Club where we have lunch (and also had dinner on our first night) – the restaurant area is too large for us to capture with our camera so I found this areal view.

Last night (Nov. 4th) was our Anniversary and we were going to go to Sentido
Norte Restaurant for sunset drinks and then dinner – it is about 1/2 hour drive away.
We hear from friends that the views from the bar and restaurant are stunning,
especially for sunsets. Since it rained yesterday afternoon, we decided to
delay our celebration for a few days until the skies clear (which should be
Monday). This way we can enjoy the views. So we had a quiet dinner at home and
watched a movie. We thought the rain was appropriate since it rained on our
wedding day. Rain on your wedding day is said to be good luck and we feel very
lucky. Rain on our 50th may even add to our luck.

A few of our pictures of this beautiful complex and the howler monkeys who are all around but don’t bother anyone. Although they do have a loud call (sounds like a lion to us), even their call is not bothersome.