Costa Rica Adventure, Day 2: Make a Splash
Day 2 of our adventure started at the Marriott San Jose. After a long day of travel the day before, which I covered here , we were ready to truly kick off our adventure. Our bags had to be outside the door for pick up by 6:30 a.m. Chris and I woke up early to make sure we were dressed and had the kids’ clothes ready to go before our deadline. This is where my OCD packing methods paid off. We traveled with a Chris/Easton suitcase, an Amanda/Clara suitcase, and a shoe/miscellaneous duffle bag. We packed everything inside the suitcases in packing cubes designated for each activity. Thankfully, I had the foresight to label each cube. We simply popped open the suitcases and grabbed the cubes labeled “whitewater.” We changed into the clothes we would be rafting in and packed a dry change of clothes inside the waterproof drawstring Adventures by Disney bag that came with our trip documents. We then headed off to breakf...