2026 Winter Escape

to Costa Rica, Coyoacan Mexico City and Zihuatanejo Mexico

January 12, 2026 Paul and I departed wintry Vermont on our 5th Winter Escape.

After arriving in San Jose, we flew in a 12 seater plane to Puerto Jiminez, largest town on the Osa Penninsula where daughter Claire lives and works for the UVM study abroad program. We timed our arrival to overlap a couple days with sister Sandy's and brother-in-law Steven's vacation to Costa Rica.

Costa Rica 2026

Where can we fly on a twelve seater plane, spend quality time with daughter Claire, sister Sandy, and brother-in-law Steven, experience paradise level beaches, exquisite wildlife, and soaring mountains offering the gifts of delicious coffee, chocolate and vanilla bean? Costa Rica has so much to offer if you’re willing to enjoy a jeep safari experience on some challenging backroads. Claire’s friends and all the people we met were super nice and friendly. We were in Costa Rica

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