Monday March 12

TRAVEL TO SAN JOSE

Today was travel day and our adventures began before they even began. We arrived bright and early at the airport for our flight with United, and when we checked the departures board, ours was the ONLY flight that was delayed. Of course. When we explained at check-in that we would now be missing our connection to Costa Rica, they actually found an Air Canada flight for us instead. Leaving 2 hours later but arriving one hour earlier (no connection). Boy, were we happy that Air Canada did not go on strike! When we got onto the plane, it was very full, so I think we were very fortunate. And even more so, because the stewardess asked us to switch to the emergency row exit! Yippee!

When we arrived in Costa Rica, it felt surreal to walk in through the exact same gate that we used in our connection back from Peru. We stood outside for an hour while the Caravan reps gathered enough people for a van. We've met 4 very nice people already who will be on our tour. The hotel is absolutely gorgious, and huge! We looked everywhere and could not find stairs from our second floor to the main floor, so we have to use the elevator every time.

We walked across the road, or more like we took our life in our hands at the roundabout, and only noticed the pedestrian bridge afterwards.... We explored the "biggest mall in central America".

Back at the hotel we explored the hotel grounds. The sun was very nice but there was a gusty breeze. We look very white and pasty.

There was dinner at 7 pm (why do people in the tropics always eat so late?) and a tour group meeting at 8 pm. There are 42 people in our tour.
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