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Samara to San Jose to Puerto Viejo – Day 5

Monday, February 12th, 2007

I woke up first again (I’ve always been a morning person) and went to the ATM and store to get some things for the trip. I discovered the best cookies ever.

Cookies

I wish I would have had my camera with me…all the school children were walking down the street in their uniforms and looked so cute. The public schools system requires uniforms, and from what many have told us, the uniforms are welcomed. The children don’t have to deal with class systems – at least not by who has the most expensive jeans or shoes – and they can focus on school work. I think it’s great.

One thing I’ve been craving is ICE COLD WATER…so I also bought a bag of ice for our Nalgene bottles – it was going to be a lonnnnng day.
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Samara and Carrillo – Day 4

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

I woke up first today and decided to go out to the pool. It was already blazing hot at 9am, but I was craving a cappuccino. The hotel office sold them for about 750 colones (about $1.50 USD) and it was great. I talked to one of the girls in the office, who recommended we go to Playa Carrillo, which is the next beach over. I went back to the pool to read and get some sun, then cooled off a bit in the water.

Jay and Andrea came out and said the hotel served free continental breakfast, so I dried off and went to the room to see if James was awake. He was already ready, so we went to the outdoor restaurant for breakfast. It consisted of rice and beans, eggs, stale white bread, juice, and coffee. It was much, much better than a typical US hotel continental breakfast, I do know that!

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La Fortuna to Samara – Day 3

Saturday, February 10th, 2007
We had to wake up earlier than we wanted today and the excitement of a new adventure kept me up most of the night. We had to be ready by 6:30am, which meant waiting for 30 minutes for the bus. ... [Continue reading this entry]