Sleep Inn San Jose Downtown Hotel

... timer to take pictures of myself (pathetic I know) someone would come along and I would feel embarrassed. I mean not so embarrassed that I would not keep trying…but embarrassed none-the-less.

I was ****** because it was cold. Cold like Ohio is the late fall…and wetish. Miserable.

Anyway, after my failed attempts at self portrait, unsuccessful view of the volcano crater and self guided HIKE, I made my way to the gift shop.

Eureka!
San José, San José, Costa Rica abigayle_p

... the bottom of the trail they suddenly decided to become quite aggressive almost hissing and opening their mouths showing those needle like canines. With all wild animals you need to acknowledge the signs and it was obvious they were not at all happy that two humans were photographing and videoing them so we made a quick exit. I don't think they would have leapt on us en-masse and I am sure I have never heard of any deaths by Capuchins – but you ...

... brother, and mom, and I watched a movie that just got to theaters, the Uninvited. Out here, bootlegged movies are really common in video rental stores, so my tica sister got it for her 10 year old cousin who is staying with us now too. So we all watched it and had popcorn from the kernels (not microwave…so it was really good). I was scared, of course because scary movies and I do not mix well, and my tica brother could not stop laughing. He has a Costa Rica ...

... different taste but they taste really sweet, nonetheless – especially the bananas and pineapples. After the plantation, we went to a variety of meetings. The main one being with the La Argentina townspeople to discuss the problems with the pineapple plantation that is not too far from the town. It turns out that the chemicals used in the plantation seeped into the water. The townspeople are dying and getting rashes and diseases due to the chemicals. It was ...

... for surfers. Puerto Viejo is the surf capital of Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. Puerto Viejo is a small town in the south of Talamanca, famous for its laidback people, breathtaking nature, bars, reggae music and its beautiful beaches. Professional surfers come to Puerto Viejo to surf the Salsa Brava. The waves of Playa Cocles are perfect for ...

... to a Reagge-Festival close to Coco Beach, which was just so great. At the beging there were some problems with bullets, that´s why the police came and then they of course didn´t have the appropriate permission.... but in the end we could enter, as the police is all the time present, but actually not really acting... good to know :) It was just so great... listening to that great music, under the stary sky with all the crazy cool people... Costa Ricans are so heplful and nice- you just ...

... The Last) Bandoneon". A 'bandoneon' is sort of a cross between an accordion and a concertina. And this was a great movie about a young female musician and the Argentinean tango. The music and the elderly musicians - were delightful and if you love the tango, you'll love this movie! We'll try to get into the correct line tomorrow. The box office is closed tonight. Saturday December 6 Guess there's no such thing as a free play. Since this run ends tomorrow ...

... some time at the house. Lupe showed me how to make cheese. I used my hands to break up the clumps. Then mixed by hand the salt. Then it is put into these square wood forms and pressed. It is all done very simply with no big machines. She said that amount that was made today is about 50 pounds. I took some photos of the kids, the animals and stuff around the house and then they asked to go to the neighbor's house to download them. They ...

... and I'll tell you who you are Figuratively: Birds of a feather flock together Spanish: De tal palo tal astilla Literally: From such a stick, such a splinter Figuratively: Chip off the old block! Or: like father, like son. Or: the apple doesn't fall far from the tree *************************************** ************ The Drive Four hours is a long time to spend in a car. Fortunately, there was plenty outside the window to keep me distracted. Herds of cattle ambling ...

... 8232;b) hide half the ones we find and "pretend" to go caterpillar hunting the next day, bringing out the prior day's reserve to cover our asses!
Because it didn't take long to realize that the more we find, and the more previously unidentified ones we find, and the greater variety we find, though it makes Lee very happy and helps the project, the more work we have for ourselves the next day.



We finally quit when the battery on the PDA was dying and we could ...