DON’T TRY THIS BACK HOME!

A Holiday Adventure, Tico Style

This could have been us, but (spoiler alert!) we survived. Photo by author.

It didn’t start out to be an adventure.

It’s Christmas day in Costa Rica and our Tico pal Billy Vargas had invited my friend Brenda and me to his property in the mountains for a good old-fashioned barbecue with neighbors and family — a lovely blend of Ticos and Norteamericanos.