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An Afternoon Birdwatching at the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge

July 13, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“Every ending is a beginning. We just don’t know it at the time.” -Mitch Albom For our very last day in Costa Rica, we decided to take a full day tour to the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, a remote wetland known for its incredible wildlife, located about 12 miles south of Los Chiles and near the Nicaraguan border. We arranged for our guide, wildlife specialist Odir Rojas to pick us up at our hotel early in the morning to avoid the high heat […]

Categories: Costa Rica, Family Travel, Rio Celeste, TRAVEL, Travel by Country • Tags: Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, family travel, Rio Celeste, thirdeyemom, Travel

Tubing Down the Rio Frio in Costa Rica

July 10, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open”. – Jawaharlal Nehru We decided on a whim to do something different and spend the afternoon tubing down the Rio Frio in Costa Rica. It wasn’t the first adventurous thing we had done since we were there. We went canyoning and zip lining in the jungle […]

Categories: Adventure Travel, Costa Rica, Family Travel, Rio Celeste, TRAVEL, Travel by Country • Tags: Costa Rica, family travel, Rio Frio, thirdeyemom, Travel, tubing

Tenorio Volcano National Park/Parque Nacional Volcan Tenorio, Costa Rica

Exploring the Rio Celeste at Tenorio Volcano National Park

July 6, 2017 by thirdeyemom

We met out guide Wilson early in the morning at our hotel and were on our way to Tenorio Volcano National Park. Although the park is only about a fifteen minute walk from our hotel, the Rio Celeste Hideaway, we drove and in the end it was a good decision due to the high heat and humidity that day. It was overcast and had just rained that morning leaving a thick humid mist to the air and lots of mud. […]

Categories: Adventure Travel, Costa Rica, Family Travel, National Parks, Rio Celeste, TRAVEL, Travel by Country, Trekking/Hiking • Tags: Adventure, Costa Rica, family travel, Rio Celeste, Tenorio Volcano, thirdeyemom, Travel

Our Costa Rica Family Adventure: Rio Celeste Hideaway

July 3, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness”. – John Muir After two absolutely fantastic days in Arenal, it was time to head to our last destination for our week-long family adventure in Costa Rica: Rio Celeste. We had heard about the Rio Celeste Hideway, a gorgeous resort tucked away within the jungle surrounding the Rio Celeste, from a good friend of mine who spent a year living in Costa Rica with her family. This part of […]

Categories: Adventure Travel, Costa Rica, Family Travel, Rio Celeste, TRAVEL, Travel by Country • Tags: Costa Rica, family travel, Rio Celeste, Rio Celeste Hideaway, thirdeyemom, Travel, Volcan Tenorio National Park

Roses in Bloom at the Lyndale Park Rose Garden

June 29, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it”. – Mary Oliver Two weeks ago I went to the beautiful Lyndale Park Rose Garden next to Lake Harriet in Minneapolis to marvel at the beautiful spring flowers. Our summer so far has been temperamental. Wet, cool, thunderous and bursts of sunshine. Coincidently, the weather seems to have matched my mood. To tame the stirring inside my soul, I have began practicing mindfulness and the art of living […]

Categories: Blogging, CULTURE, Inspiration, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Photography, Travel by Country, United States, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: Explore Minnesota, Lyndale Park Rose Garden, Minneapolis, Minnesota, thirdeyemom, Travel

Mistical Hanging Bridges Park, Arenal, Costa Rica

A Day Exploring Mistical Arenal Hanging Bridges Park

June 26, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go”. – T.S. Eliot After our horseback ride and lunch, it was time for our next adventure: A two-hour guided tour of Mistical Arenal Hanging Bridges Park with a naturalist. The trail is about two miles long, and follows a footpath through the innermost parts of the rainforest as well as passes high up through the jungle canopy over 6 hanging bridges (the highest one being […]

Categories: Arenal, Costa Rica, Family Travel, TRAVEL, Travel by Country • Tags: Arenal, Costa Rica, family travel, Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park, thirdeyemom, Travel

The Transient Passage of Time: Through the Eyes of My Children

June 24, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds”. – Robert Green Ingersoll This past Father’s Day, we decided to hop in the car and drive to Afton State Park near the border of Minnesota and Wisconsin for a family picnic and hike. We had been there a few years ago but haven’t been back in a while due to our dog who tends to get carsick and hates the car. It was a beautiful day […]

Categories: Blogging, CULTURE, FAMILY, Inspiration, Reflection, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: children, FAMILY, life, Minnesota, reflection, thirdeyemom

TO THE MARKET Celebrates World Refugee Day with the Launch of New Products

June 20, 2017 by thirdeyemom

A few years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Jane Mosbacher Morris, Founder and CEO of TO THE MARKET | Survivor-made Goods. TO THE MARKET is an amazing, creative social enterprise that showcases handmade goods made exclusively by proud and passionate artisans who have overcome the perils of abuse, conflict, and disease. By assisting local partners around the world in bringing these goods “to the market,” the organization takes an active role in equipping the survivor’s they employ with economic independence, while […]

Categories: ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL GOOD, Gifts that Give Back, To the Market • Tags: Advocacy, Art of Hope, gifts that give back, Refugees, thirdeyemom, To the Market, World Refugee Day

Mistical Arenal Hanging Bridges Park, Costa Rica

Costa Rica Family Adventure: Horseback Riding at the Foothills of Arenal Volcano

June 19, 2017 by thirdeyemom

“Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don’t be sorry.” – Jack Kerouac We woke up early to the sound of chickens and life on the farm at our stay in El Castillo at Parrot Hill Ranch. The morning fog was rising over Arenal and the surrounding jungle was coming to life with the roar of howler monkeys and constant squawking of scarlet macaws. Outside, morning dew caressed the closed petals of flowers and the ground was wet and moist. It had […]

Categories: Adventure Travel, Arenal, Costa Rica, Family Travel, TRAVEL, Travel by Country • Tags: Arenal, Costa Rica, Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park, thirdeyemom, Travel

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