A handful of years ago, I traveled to Costa Rica with my wife and young sons. It's always challenging finding the balance between work and play on trips such as these, but on this trip I had an epiphany. I learned that if I tell the family there is a large hike involved to get to the waterfall, it increases the chances that they'll choose to stay poolside and let me do my thing. Full disclosure is that it really wasn't much of a hike, but flying solo allowed me to be patient and wait for just the right light. It was a win win for all of us.