Volcan Arenal
we arrived in san jose about 8pm. got picked up promptly at the airport and shuttled to our hostel called ¨Pangea¨ the service was nice, but it felt like we were being kept in a prison. A prison to keep the bad folks from getting in as opposed to keeping the bad folks from getting out. but the staff was very polite, we met some nice travelers the next morning and got to hear of the great times that panama and columbia had to offer.
The 4 1/2 hour bus ride was very cramped but the scenery was amazing, as we made the pass over the highlands there was a tractor trailer that had run off the road and stopped both lanes for about 45 minutes. Being the rebel leader I am, I had to pee so i hopped off the bus and went in the woods. I returned to find almost the entire bus had gotten off as well to either pee, stretch or just catch a glimpse at the rescue mission. We were back on our way and arrived in Arenal around lunch time. Being that we have no watches or phones our time keeping methods revolve around hunger, and daylight.
The disconnection process is tricky because Costa Rica is very westernized in the sense of the major tourist spots, Alot of bad America pop music, and goofy imitated styles are prevalent in the more developed cities and barrios. We have met some nice ticos and gringos. Travelers, families on vacay etc.. We got a rare glimpse at the volcano being its still the tail end of the rainy season and today as i type the volcano is hidden under think low lying cloud cover.
This is my new posterous blog, and Im excited to give it a whirl. I dont know who it will ping yet, or anything of that nature, and eventually this will be the new home of merkatroid.com. I just wanted to go ahead and get it crackin.
Once in tamarindo and with better access to a laptop and wifi, I hope to be able to post some choice pics here. other wise I will be posting on my facebook. which by the way, dont take it personal if i deny your friendship request or put you in a restricted access list. my facebook is my private place on the web. I have this so everyone else can enjoy my writing, documenting, and general musings.
So that being said, Im going to release this post into the interwebs. I wont really be able to check on the status and how it pings everything for a day or two so bear with this loose migration. My time in this internet cafe is getting close to ending and im ready to go explore my last bit of time here in arenal.
next stop tamarindo.... surfs up, and pura vida...
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