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I walked out of a subway stop at the navy memorial, had lunch and took a few pictures.
Long (5 hr) bus ride to Quepos today, but it was definitely worth the $10 per person upgrade to have a private bus – both faster and not a den of thieves. Monteverde is isolated by bumpy dirt roads, but within a couple of hours we encountered construction crews laying down fresh asphalt. The winding, two lane highway would often slow for passage through old and rickety one lane bridges. We stopped at a fairly modern mall for lunch, and then stopped at a more normal two lane bridge to spot lazy crocodiles. I was hoping for the annihilation of a bird or a croc-on-croc death match, but instead the big event was when one closed it’s mouth.
In Quepos, we are staying at the German run Hotel Villa Romatica. Rooms are nice and it has a pool, but everything else has a price. Want to use the safe? $3. Access the internet with their computer only? $1.75 an hour. Use the A/C in your room? $7 a day. Squares of toilet paper are 15 cents (not really). The silver lining: Self serve cold beers are only $1.70.
Tomorrow, we’ll check out Manuel Antonio national park and try to rent surfboards at the beach.
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