{"id":19849,"date":"2017-03-22T06:02:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T06:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tickettoridegroup.com\/?p=19849"},"modified":"2025-10-17T18:36:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T18:36:48","slug":"costa-rica-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tickettoridegroup.com\/blog\/costa-rica-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t cry because Costa Rica is over, smile because it happened"},"content":{"rendered":"

Costa Rica 2017 has come to an abrupt end. Not literally, nothing bad happened, it was absolutely amazing, but I’ve been overly emotional over these past few\u00a0travel days home, feeling as if it ended all too soon. But you know what They say, time flies when you’re having fun and as Dr. Seuss tells us, \u201ctoday is our day. We\u2019re off to great places, so let\u2019s be on our way.\u201d So don\u2019t cry because it\u2019s over, smile because it happened.<\/p>\n

Maybe my emotional state is due to the fact that the friendships made on this trip were real and strong, which might even be unprofessional given my line of work as a ‘Trip-Leader’, but spending a month with a group of people who know nothing about\u00a0each other, yet have a shared interest, actually a desire, to surf a shit load, do\u00a0yoga and have a good time, creates a group bond that is hard to detach.<\/p>\n

So thank you, Molly and James for being such a happy, beautiful couple, I admire you both. Victoria, you are the best and that face needs to get off radio and on TV. Anna, thank you so much for listening and Sian I love your caring nature. Melanie, thank you for being as beautiful on the inside as you are on the outside. The Dynamic Duo, the Welsh Wizards Olly and Ryan, LOWE IT. Fearless Federico, you\u2019re crazy in the surf in the most positive way. Brooke it was great to see you and that heart-warming smile again. Lois you legend, thank\u00a0you for being you. Jay, your froth levels almost surpass mine, keep at it mate and great choice of new board, now you\u2019ll really be stylin\u2019.<\/p>\n

Sarah, it was so good to see you again. Jodie, I love you girl. Don Jon, I love you MATE. Katie I loved the time spent with you, you have such an admirable love for life, so thank you for inspiring us all day err day (and thank you for that energetic yoga class when we all needed it the most.) and Tina thank you for keeping it real and brightening up all of our days with that smile. Hope you all enjoy some memories from the following shots.<\/p>\n

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Also, I should probably offer some sort of information in this blog, so it’s not just a heartfelt message and other readers can get an idea of life on Ticket to Ride Costa Rica<\/a>. Well it goes a little something like this:<\/p>\n