This is being written on day 8. Days 2-4 were without Wi-Fi. Days 5-7 were just busy and exhausting for us by 30 something's any more even though we think we are sometimes. Now we are in Tamarindo at the beach time is moving slower so I will catch up.
So Monday morning our driver David arrived early, which we weren't expecting. He spoke little English and we speak even less Spanish so that made things interesting. After he got us loaded and buckled in, we were off.
David is a pretty good driver. Only had us closing our eyes a couple of times and only drove 10-15 kph over the speed limit. Shortly after we started he abruptly pulled over to the side of the road. Neither of us knew what was up. He then showed us a 3-4 foot tall plant with green berries. He stated "coffee". There were hundreds of th plants for the next several miles. The growers were using every available spot on the hillside to plant. Very steep and deep slopes, making this quite difficult work I imagine. They do put out a great product as we enjoy it every morning and some afternoons.
Along the way David also showed us a large nesting area of two types of egrets, stopped to let a family of coatis cross the road, pointed out papaya, pineapple, sugar cane, plantains (no bananas, only on Caribbean side), we found out that elephant ear plants produce a potato-like food.
The distance covered was about 110 km or about 65 miles. It was a two and a half hour trip, crossing the continental divide with switch backs and hair pin turns too numerous to count. We arrived in La Fortuna and were greeted by the concierge with a drink in hand. Carra said it reminded her of The Love Boat tv show. And the dramamine lasted.
Next we explore our home for the next three days.
