Finally here in Costa Rica. It was very tiring getting here. The kids and I had a flight that left Seattle at 11:56 PM on Friday. After flying all night we landed in Houston on Saturday morning where we had a 3 hour layover. We met up with Pat and Mom who had flown in from Chicago, ate breakfast and boarded our flight to San Jose. A taxi at the San Jose airport took us to the Doubletree Hotel. We ate lunch, relaxed and then headed to the mall. It was pretty nasty. The only good thing about the mall was that Mom could get a Harley t-shirt for Jay. Otherwise it was a bust. We missed the free snacks and wine, and by the time we returned from the mall, the pool was closing. On Sunday we were picked up by the CCS van and drove 2 ½ hours to get to Ciudad Quesada, aka San Carlos for our volunteer part of the vacation.
Oh, and I forgot about the best part of the Doubletree. After lunch down the street (pizza – even Costa Rica has better pizza then Seattle) we decided to check out the lobby and gift shop of the hotel. Alex found a piano and played a Christmas song. Then we walked past the pool, and Alex noticed a cacao tree! It was so cool. And even better, one of the passing housekeepers noticed out interest and gave Rachel a cacao pod! I’m not sure we can transport it into the USA, but it is so cool! We may end up cutting it apart to see the insides before we go home.
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