The Great Escape to Costa Rica

Next stop....Costa Rica. While a lot of people's focus today was Boxing Day deals, we were busy packing and organizing for our great escape from this dreary cold weather. Admittedly there was a quick Boxing Day sale that we went to that got me a new pair of running shoes and a new running gadget (definitely no excuses now), but our focus was packing and organizing for this trip. Normally I'm packed well in advance and don't leave to the actual travel day, but we were on a red eye to Toronto so there was plenty of time without panic kicking in.

Travelling during the Christmas holidays and over New Years is a new experience. The roads were quiet getting to the airport and the airport itself is like a ghost town....the fact that our flight is a red eye probably contributes a little to this. The airport is decked out with some Christmas decor.

With no direct flight to our final destination, we're traveling through Toronto, which has been experiencing some unusually warm weather for the season. Thankfully we shouldn't experience any weather related delays.

Why Costa Rica? Well neither Z nor I have been there before and we thought why not head somewhere tropical where we'll have a chance to soak up some vitamin D, experience a new culture, enjoy some great coffee and most importantly just relax and forget about real life for awhile.