One final day in Costa Rica

Our last day in Costa Rica was certainly not uneventful. We started the day with breakfast at the hotel and a trip downtown to shop. The rain came at us with ferocity early on, but it subsided while we visited the town and right through our lunch.

A couple hours after we ate, we met our ATV guides and set out for a tour of the area. With the rain from earlier in the day, we knew we would be dealing with muddy, wet terrain. Trini and I have always done this tour in dry, dusty weather, so this adventure stands out as a rather unique experience. Shortly into our tour, the heavens opened up. Rain continued intermittently for about 75% of the journey. It was muddy, slippery, and super dirty. I’m not afraid to admit that I detest being dirty, but I’m also not afraid to admit that I had a great time out there. This tour was significantly more fun than the dry times (all were dirty, by the way), and the route was better than in the past as well. I took as many pictures as I could, but there were not as many opportunities, given that the camera was wet, and I was more focused on surviving.

It’s now just about dinner time. We will eat at the hotel restaurant and then relax and pack as we await an early morning pickup. We depart from La Fortuna at 6:00am to set out on a 3+ hour journey back to the capital of San Jose. Our flight leaves at 12:40pm local time (2:40pm Mercersburg time, now that we’re two hours behind).

If time permits, and if there is wifi available, I will try to update the blog on the way home. That scenario, though, seems unlikely.

Also, there are still over 100 photos to upload. I will give it my best effort tonight, but if they aren’t all up by then, they will be up late Monday night. They will remain in the Dropbox folder for a good amount of time (at least a few weeks) before I pull them down to save space on my account (there are 5GB of photos, almost 1,500 in total). Parents and friends, if you see any photos you like, download them to your computer. Of course, if you ever want photos later, you can simply ask me for them.

Here's one from today.