Happiness in Costa Rica
I knew there was a reason why I liked Costa Rica:

Hard-Working AND Tasty!
In my last post, I talked about I really developed a new respect for salmon, after watching them work so hard to swim upstream. Unfortunately, that respect lost out to my taste buds. By the way, I’m considering ordering canned salmon from the cannery in Ketchikan, because I just can’t find anything as tasty as what they sold, back home.

What’s That Smell?
I mentioned in another post that Rich and I didn’t plan for this trip whatsoever, right?  It’s not like we were saving up all year and researching how to maximize our time; we just ran across a killer deal, had the fly miles, and booked it.  And really, did we NEED to do much research?  It was a cruise, for Pete’s sake!  We’ve been to a lot crazier places than the 49th state to join the union, after all. Other than checking the weather forecast, we really didn’t know what to expect at each of the cruise stops.  And since this was a last minute decision that we made purely because it was so cheap, we didn’t want to spend a lot of money and t

Amazing People in Vancouver!
I don’t think I’ve ever been to a major city with people as they were in Vancouver. Let me give you a few examples: Falafel un-Nazi Remember that Seinfeld episode with the soup nazi? Well, we came upon a falafel restaurant that looked much like the soup nazi’s place, except it was even smaller.  There was a line out the door two nights in a row, so we figured the food had to be good.  When we made our way to the front of the line, the shop reminded me so much of the soup nazi’s place that I timidly asked the cook if I could take a picture. Here’s where I discovered just how different these guys were fro

Vancouver Vacation Video
We loved Vancouver!  It was like something out of a movie for a few reasons: Beautiful weather Scenic! Super nice, friendly people Clean, easy-to-use public transportation