Live from San Jose

Sarah and I spent our last morning at Lapa Rios this morning. We woke up to our morning coffee delivery then showered and packed everything for our short flight back to San Jose. Once we checked out we left tips for the various staff and guides that made our stay so wonderful. We ate a light breakfast then took a truck down to Puerto Jimenez to do a little gift shopping while waiting for our plane. The flight back was just as smooth as the one we took earlier this week. A woman in one couple also coming from Lapa Rios was pretty nervous for the ride but, apparently, it proved smoother than their first flight. Also aboard was a group of six guys that had been backpacking through the Corcovado National Reserve on the Osa Peninsula. Sounded like quite an adventure judging by the packs they carried, the pain their feet looked to be in, and by the stories of tarps for night time shelter and low tide river crossings to avoid sharks and crocs they told.

Anyway, we´re now back in San Jose at the Grano de Oro hotel. We just had a nice lunch and are going to chill out here for the rest of the afternoon/evening. This complementary internet connection is a nice way to briefly catch up with the rest of the world and type this shout out to let anyone reading know we´re doing just spectacular. Tomorrow we go out on a tour to the Arenal volcano and hot springs(!) then fly out Monday to return home to the U.S. We´ve taken many a picture and will have plenty to share with everyone when we get back.

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1/23/2005 @ 2:09pm

Great to hear that you both made it back in one piece and in good spirits. Having browsed around the photo galleries for the lodge you stayed at, I must say that I'm a bit jealous. Please do share some of your photos online when you arrive back in Tacoma.

Also, I trust that my monkey isn't causing you any grief. I see that he got away from you briefly for a photo op in a tree:
http://www.laparios.com/fotos0904v/SpiderMonkey.jpg
He's like that sometimes. Vanity is common in spider monkeys. You probably coaxed him down with some banana-mango puree. It's the shiznai!

I'm done. Take it easy and I'll talk to you soon.

by Matt Turner

1/24/2005 @ 2:39pm

I can't wait to see the pictures both from the wedding and from the honeymoon!! I'm glad you are having a great time, and if you want to give your sister the best birthday present ever, just send a couple of CDs full of wedding and honeymoon pics.

Love you both! We'll be in Cali for the rest of the week if you need to email us for anything.

by Toni

1/25/2005 @ 5:05pm

I'm glad that the airport is aiming high. And I'm especially glad that I didn't see these pictures until you returned. I think that I would have been extremely concerned for your safety in knowing that you waited for your flight from the terminal/shack.

by Mandy

3/21/2005 @ 2:53am

i'm just boring...if u free...sign me up....

by fikri from malaysia

1/5/2007 @ 7:34pm

I just came across your blog after googling Lapa Rios. My husband I went there on our honeymoon in December 2003. It was great to see your pictures and read about your experience, it reminded me so much of our time there. We had a wonderful time and loved the views, food, wildlife, all of it! Eduardo was a wonderful guide, I remember him saying, "Wait, look, fruit loops!" Thanks for a great trip down memory lane!

by Kate