Red Frog Beach – Bocas Del Toro, Panama
February 2013Red Frog Beach in Bocas del Toro, Panama: how to get there by water taxi, what it costs, and why everyone in town calls it a must see.… Read the story
Our first day in Bocas Del Toro, Panama
February 2013Back in 2013 a visa run took us to Bocas del Toro. Hand-written customs, a quick tour of Bocas Town and that clear Caribbean water. Now with a 2026 update.… Read the story
Arriving in Bocas Del Toro
February 2013A 4:30 a.m. wake up, a small plane over southern Costa Rica and our first look at Isla Colon. Getting our bearings in Bocas Town on the Caribbean.… Read the story
Doka Estates – Three Generations Coffee
February 2013Locals in San Jose steered us to the Three Generations tour at Doka Estates on the Poas volcano. What our kids learned about how coffee is made.… Read the story
The San Jose Children’s Museum
February 2013Costa Rica’s Children’s Museum in San Jose used to be a prison. Our kids were so hooked on the hands-on exhibits we had to drag them out.… Read the story
10 Feet Flying – On a very small plane
January 2013Weighed with our carry-ons and seated right behind the pilots, our family flew out of the tiny Tamarindo airstrip to start a month exploring Costa Rica.… Read the story
Matt, I have a feeling…
January 2013We flew from a tiny airstrip to San Jose and ended up at the biggest mall in Costa Rica. How little one surf town tells you about a whole country.… Read the story
Star Student, Surfing & Research Papers
January 2013Our kids started school at TIDE Academy in Tamarindo, with surfing every Monday. Homework battles still followed us, but so did some proud moments.… Read the story
Soccer & Bon Fire – by Jacob
January 2013Jacob writes about playing soccer with his brother on the beach before sunset, then how we dug a hole and built a bonfire with friends.… Read the story
The Bon Fire – by Ben
January 2013Ben writes about our beach bonfire night with friends: soccer with Jacob, long jump contests and Dad filming the sunset on a GoPro.… Read the story
Thanksgiving 2012 in Costa Rica
December 2012Why November is our favorite month in Costa Rica, plus a video of our Thanksgiving week with friends: surfing, Rincon de la Vieja and a Blue Dolphin sail.… Read the story
Video: Rincon de La Vieja, Costa Rica
November 2012A video of our full day of adventure at Rincon de la Vieja, from sunup to sundown. A clip from the longer film of our first six months in Costa Rica.… Read the story
How Was Costa Rica? A Video Reply in 100 Seconds
November 2012Everyone asks how Costa Rica was. Here is our short answer, a 100 second preview video of our six months living in Tamarindo and traveling the region.… Read the story
Celebrating the 4th of July – Colorado Style
July 2012Back home in Colorado, we hosted our 7th annual 4th on the Beech party for friends and neighbors. Here is the highlights video from our favorite holiday.… Read the story
Friends from Colorado and ‘Bat Boy’
June 2012Catching up with friends from home in Barcelona, then a hurried cab ride to see Bat Boy, a musical so strange we laughed about it all the way home.… Read the story
Tibidabo and the Montaña Rusa
June 2012The one Spanish word Matt kept from high school was roller coaster. Twenty years later it led us to the coaster at Tibidabo amusement park in Barcelona.… Read the story
First Impressions of Barcelona
June 2012Five countries in a day took us from our sleepy surf town to Barcelona. Why we fell for the city, its clean streets and those very long evenings.… Read the story
5 Countries, 4 Planes and 2 Pukes in 27 straight hours.
June 2012Leaving Tamarindo after six months and flying our family of five to Barcelona in 27 straight hours. How the long travel day actually went.… Read the story
The Last Weekend in Tamarindo
May 2012Six months ago we stepped off the plane in Costa Rica speaking ten words of Spanish. Looking back at our first weekend as we get ready to leave.… Read the story
Abby is back in the water surfing!
May 2012In just one week Abby went from mellow white water to paddling into real waves. Here is a quick video of her progress and a few photos from the beach.… Read the story