La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Pretty much an easy recovery day today. It started with another breakfast with Sandra and her two daughters. This time, Maripessa, the three year old, hopped on a stool next to me,
nibbling on her fruit. She begged her mom, Sandra, for coffee and after some half-hearted resistance, Sandra caved and gave it to her. Coffee is a staple in Costa Rica but three might be a tad young for it. At least that is what my American sensibility tells me.
After a long set of thank you's and farewells, we left to pick up the others. Once again we were late. I felt bad about it but there was little I could do.
After an hour bus ride we were dropped off at a roadside cafe where we got the bikes off the top of the bus.
It was still raining and knowing that we had only 20K of tarmac riding, we decided to sit with a cup of coffee and wait it out. A smart move. The rain stopped shorty thereafter. The sun came out. The humidity skyrocketed. We road for about two hours and after some extremely steep climbs, we pulled into La Fortuna.
Along the way I saw my first sloth.
Odd looking creature that barely moves.
An unimpressive beast.
We waited for check in time at our hotel by having a big lunch down the road. It was about 1:30 when we arrived at the hotel. A quick shower and then we met in the lobby to determine next steps. Chrystal, Margaret and John opted to go zip lining and the hot baths. Dave and Bill picked up a six pack of beer and headed for their room. I went for the supreme massage package next door which included a 75 minute massage and a facial ( my first facial ever). Though the facial was nothing special, the massage was terrific, well worth the $35. I returned to my room where I intended to read and nap. However, I heard Bill and Dave out on their balcony so I decided to join them for a couple of beers instead. There is plenty of time to sleep when I retire.
We met the others at 7 p.m. for dinner and headed out to a restaurant for a decent meal, a mango rum drink and a weird but tasty pistachio, coconut cream cake.
Dave, Bill, Crystal and I went out for a couple of beers afterwards at a "craft beer" place. We were a bit gossipy and I felt bad about it. However, I think some venting was necessary. We were back to the hotel by 10:45 and I was in bed a few minutes later.
There is a large group of high school kids from Milbury, MA at our hotel. They are a little noisy but as these things go, not too bad. Luckily the white noise app on my iPhone blocks out almost anything.
Were off for the Caribbean coast tomorrow. It's supposed to be gorgeous. I can't wait.
- George
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Location:Calle 468,Fortuna,Costa Rica
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