Jan 4th Pictures

When we woke up, there was still no power and the weather was nasty. I cancelled our air flights (no refund, thank you) and scheduled for Interbus to take us from Arenal to Quepos. What started off as an one hour flight, now turns into a 5 1/5 hour van ride. Que sera, sera.

After Lisa and I where picked up, we headed to the next place. To get there we had to drive over some downed power lines. No one seemed very concerned about it.

We picked up a young couple from Jersey. The young lady was a little odd, because she had no volume control. Also, every random thought that popped into her head, she had to verbalize. Lovely.

We picked up couple from California in Arenal, then headed on our way to Quepos. I think the only straight piece of highway in Costa Rica must be the airplane landing strip. I was amazed how the drive knew how to get where he was going. There are very few road signs and no GPS.

About 2 hours into the trip, we stopped for a bathroom break, got some more water and continued on our journey.

Once we got onto the main roads which connect San Jose and Quepos, there was a lot of traffic and plenty of congestion. We just enjoyed the views and relaxed as much as possible.

Arrive at La Mariposa was a welcome sign, I was hungry and thirsty. The hotel is very nice and some amazing views. Here's a couple:

Let me say one thing bad about our room, and you won't have to hear about it again. Lisa and I are in one the new rooms, which must have been designed by some European architectural student who lived in a fraternity house. To get to the toilet, you basically have to walk past the shower. The sink in open area. So, every thing you do (everything), is either heard by everyone else or is seen by everyone else. Not very good design.

After settling in, I rescheduled our ATV tour for another day, went to the bar, had dinner and went to bed early. Yahoo! Gotta love vacation.

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