McCanns in Honduras

Above: Lucy and Sean on the small stretch of beach between the Caribbean ocean and the jungle.

This weekend we went on a trip with other missionaries at our language school to a beach on the Caribbean coast, Punta Uva. Punta Uva is a small beach town on the northern coast of Costa Rica, near the Panama border (to the west). The school set up the trip and the bus travel (6 hours each way) and we had a great time on a much needed break.

Lucy especially loved the water. It took her a little while to get used to the ocean, but soon she was swimming and squealing with joy. She also enjoyed the pool and the bathtub, only her second “real” bath since we’ve moved here.

Although the beach was small, and the water was filled with coral, we had a great swimming spot. We also got to do some snorkeling, played on the beach, and enjoy some fun time with friends.

All in all a great trip, and a beautiful place for Lucy to have her first ocean swim.

This weekend was a national holiday in Costa Rica, so we took advantage and headed to the beach.

Above: Lindsey and Lucy in our hotel pool with the ocean in the background.

Friday morning, we headed to central San Jose and hopped a bus to Jaco beach. 3 hours later, we arrived in Jaco and caught a cab to Playa Hermosa, a small, secluded beach 10 minutes away. The beach had about 10 small hotels, some restaurants, about 25 locals, and that is it. It was very secluded, except for the dozens of surfers who come for the famous Playa Hermosa waves.

We pretty much spent the whole trip either on the beach, in the pool, eating, and sleeping. The ocean was especially fun because of the huge waves and strong current. We all slept great as the only noise at night was the crashing surf. It was a great relaxing weekend and fun time alone with our family.