Grandpa and Grandma’s visit

When I first heard that Grandpa and Grandma were coming, I counted down the days until they arrived. But when we actually saw them, our excitement went off the charts and I ran down their hotel hall and enthusiastically hugged them. There were many hugs that morning!

It was really fun what we did with Grandpa and Grandma. Right after we picked them up, we went to Sámara (pronounced Sam/a/da) beach. It’s a small town-probably 8 blocks. It’s about 4 hours away from the capital of Costa Rica, San Jose. We had a nice 2 bedroom condo with a pool and it was a 10 minute walk to the beach. Grandpa and Grandma had a condo right next to ours. There were restaurants on the beach, and it was really great for kids. Here are my three favorite experiences there:

1)Jumping in the waves with them. The waves were not too big and not too small. It’s on the Pacific ocean, and the water is really warm, about 85° F, so I could just walk right in. We had a lot of fun with my grandparents because we were together. It was really funny when Grandma lost her sunglasses in the waves and we all had to try to find them.

2) Horseback riding. Horseback riding on the beach ranks as a must-do, especially if you ride good horses like we did. It was really funny when Grandpa wanted to go in the water with his horse, but mine wouldn’t go in the water. It did take the chance to drink in a little stream, though. I wouldn’t recommend two riding a saddle, even if they’re kids. When Seth and I did, I was very scrunched!

3) Also, I enjoyed going exploring to find a new beach. We attempted a river crossing, but we figured out soon enough that we could only do it in the dry season. We rode a very bumpy road to get there.

Unfortunately, they could only stay for a week. So when it was time to say goodbye, it was as if I had just seen them for a tiny bit. It was very hard to see them go.

-Kyle Wilson