We woke up relatively late but packed up quickly as we moved closer to San Jose. The drive was slightly less brutal than the previous day but the frequent toll booths made things a little more difficult. We ended up navigating down side roads to avoid more tolls. We eventually got to the airport city of Alajuela just outside San Jose where we tried to get a room at a locally run hotel. Everything looked good but once we had given the land lady our money she started stating rules that were not previously discussed and had also asked for a higher price than was listed. So rather than deal with the constraints we asked for our money back and moved to another hotel.
Even though the price was higher because of availability, it was worth it for the air conditioning alone. We spent the next several days catching up on pictures and contact things. Angela and I relaxed and worked out, we all swam in the pool, and we even got to see a small tropical rainstorm. The days at the hotel were a nice vacation from our vacation.
We spend the end of the last day getting ready to pack up and getting ready to say goodbye for now to Dave and Jeff. We had all gotten close and time seemed to move too quickly.
Aubrey Cierra's travels 