Pura Vida Misional: To the Nicaragua frontier (border to Renew visa)

We share a workshop with All returning missionaries. Here we are with Hermana Lagos (Nicaragua) and
her family and Hermana Solarzano,in the white blouse (Honduras) both from Guapiles Area. Turns out that Hna Lagos' sister, sitting by Hna.Pete, won the Gold Medal at the last Special Olympics in cycling, in Greece. Google Ethel Lagos : )

On Right is Karla Zuniga a volunteer at our office. We went to Puriscal
to meet her family.Her Dad was still at work. What a beautiful drive! Our son-in-law Jeff Tucker, served in Puriscal. Karla's helping Hna.Pete practice Spanish & Hna.Pete's doing the same for Karla, who's learning English.

Catholic Cathedral in Puriscal

The view outside Puriscal, but this foto doesn't do justice to what we actually saw.

On our way to the Nicaraguan border,
The Clark's (Missionary couple in Liberia, Guanacaste)
took us to an obscure Waterfall that turned out to be a highlight!

On the short trail to Cataratas Cortez

This is Parque Nationale Santa Maria where the Ticos won their only
War in 1855 against a Confederate Mercenary Army trying
to Conquer Central American (William Walker)

Elder and Sister Clark from Lehi. He's a world class
Volcano expert that's been coming to Costa Rica for 20 plus years with BYU
students.They're standing in front of the school they helped build and supply.

Liberia Branch Chapel. One of the nicest in Costa Rica, with Clarks and Colemans.

Costa Rica went crazy
Sunday when its national team beat Greece at the World Cup
in Brazil. The first time in history that Costa Rica has won a second round match!

This is what happens when Elder Petersen offers to cook diner!
His world famous scrambled hamburger

At the Cortez Waterfall. Where we got to go swimming in the 100 degree heat.

From behind Cataratas Cortez

The sisters from behind the falls (no, not those 2 on the left)

This is the Tolman family (well almost all of them), from North SLC. Turns out that before they moved to C.R., they were in the same ward as our niece, Jessica Merryweather & her husband Andrew & familia. Small world!
They are living is Santa Cruz, Guanacaste. We met them at the Burger King in
Liberia. They were also on their way to Nicaragua to renew their visas.

At Santa Maria National Parque.

Elder Clark sharing insights on the many major volcanos around here.

At the frontera (border) It took us over four hours and 2.5 hours travel to leave Costa Rica,
enter Nicaragua and then leave Nicaragua and get permission to re-enter Costa Rica for another 90 days or until
our residency visa is approved.