Costa Rica {Day 8} – Playa Conchal

There wasn’t a church nearby so we didn’t make it to a church service today. We enjoyed a slow start to our morning and let the kids relax in bed and have some technology time before getting ready to be outside in the sun. Sommer had recommended that we check out a beach called Playa Conchal which is a beach entirely covered in crushed seashells. It was pretty amazing to see. We had to walk quite a bit to get there and Drew who doesn’t like sand took several minutes to get moving along. It’s so hot here that it’s hard to be patient waiting in the sun. We weren’t expecting Playa Conchal to be a beach in which we could get in the water, as Sommer had said it was pretty rough, but it was actually quite popular and the water was clearer than any other beach we had visited. Justin and the three younger kids got in the water and everybody enjoyed collecting some shells along the beach to take home with us.

We walked into a few little souvenir shops on our way back to our car, but didn’t end up buying anything, like usual.  Bit of regret though because it would’ve been fun to bring a little Costa Rica back home. Pura Vida is common phrase in Costa Rica which means “pure life” – the Costa Rica way of life.

View on the drive back to the hotel

Everyone was excited to get back to the hotel and play in the pool. We ate some lunch in our room and then hung out at the pool for the remainder of the afternoon. There was a cornhole game poolside that Justin, me, and Jason played and we had our floaties that made the pool enjoyable and relaxing. 

Katie took this picture of a lizard while sitting poolside

We cycled everyone through showers and then got everything packed into our suitcases to head home in the morning.  Justin and I decided to order pizza for the kids and sneak out for dinner at a nearby restaurant along the beach. In hindsight we should have taken the kids with us as it was more affordable outside of the hotel and the atmosphere at the restaurant was pretty memorable and would’ve made for a fun last night in Costa Rica together as a family.