This isn't my trip, but my oldest son's a couple of weeks ago - but it was a doozy
He went to Costa Rica with a couple of guys and his girlfriend (soon to be fiance
). They are surfers so planned to stay in a beach "hostel" type thing for surfers ($12.00 a day, no frills - bring your own mosquito netting). The place is a dump, but they don't care because the surf is good.
Day later, one of my son's friends gets drunk, makes an a** of himself, and kicks a door in at the hostel. They are all kicked out. My son and his girlfriend decide to split up from the other two guys (too much drama) and find a nicer hotel on the beach.
The two of them are having a romantic time one evening, strolling through the town, when suddenly sirens start blaring, and announcements start airing in Spanish! Well, son's Spanish 1 helps him NOT AT ALL! So they run back to the hotel (against human traffic) and are told by the staff that they need to get out - that a TSUNAMI is coming!
They grab their passports and a bag and start running with the locals for the hills!!! He said it was like a movie, people were running for their lives, trying to carry everything they owned - SCARY as heck! Luckily, an American passing by in a jeep sees these two obviously American tourists and picks them up. He and his wife live on a mountain, and he takes them to his house where they are able to make a call home to his girlfriend's parents.
MEANWHILE, my husband and I are watching the finals of "So You Think You Can Dance" when the phone rings. My husband answers and starts shushing me and the TV. It is his girlfriend's mom (who we haven't met yet) calling to tell us that our son is safe and up in the mountains. Interesting way to meet the future inlaws
Well, Thank God it was a false alarm - caused by the earthquake in Peru. They were safe, Costa Rica was safe, and the waves were great (and gigantic) for the next few days.
When they are old, they will have quite a story to tell.