The trip comes to a close here in Costa Rica. We are all just one or two stops from home and preparing for the return to our normal lives. We make our final excursion with the group (a fish caught, some snorkeling), a nap, and then off to the final briefing and dinner to say our farewells.
Brown boobie
It’s been a fast-paced highlights tour with stops lasting only two or three nights in each location. Traveling with a group at this pace is physically (and sometimes mentally) challenging. In total, we have flown roughly 45 hours over the last 36 days. For plane enthusiasts like us, these hours are an integral and enjoyable part of the journey. And we know better now how we would craft a trip of our own.
I have one more post after this and then the blog goes back into hibernation. Thank you for the comments along the way. I will reach out to you individually soon!
Davidson Big Trip 
Welcome home
Love J& J
What an amazing trip. That map really says a lot! And it appears the group you were traveling with was a good match. Safe travels home!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful trip. Been catching a post here and there, but just spent my morning going through all of them, starting with your “mind the gap”. Your packing post is one of my favorite as it might change my life:). Really enjoying it all – tango at Cava, Dead Tree, Making Friends, Peruvian food, Patagonia…wow. Definitely putting things on my travel plans. Thanks again and love to you and the family.
Jen
Stunning trip and blog Karie. Loved that you shared it. Love KP