We landed at the airport in San Jose on Sunday night only an hour or so past our expected arrival. Not bad. In addition to 4 bags of luggage plus carry-ons we brought two friends back. The rental car man was waiting for us and gave us directions on how to get from the airport to Highway 32 which heads out toward Limón and Puerto Viejo – our destination. But, we didn’t like his route and decided to rely on instincts and past experience. On our new route we found a beautiful park, a striking church and a working girls’ neighborhood. But, our best “find” was the taxi driver at a gas station who let us follow him to the highway entrance. Weather was also not on our side. The low, dense clouds through the mountainous Braulio Carrillo National Park kept us at a snail’s pace. When we hit the other side of the mountain it was approaching 11 PM. We decided unanimously to spend the night in the first town we hit, Guápiles, at the Hotel Talamanca Pococí (see photo). The hotel was only $44 for a 2 room suite, which slept 6 and included a delicious “typical” breakfast of juice, eggs, rice and beans, tomato, plantain and of course coffee. Can’t beat that. As a bonus, it is adjacent to Lucky’s Casino where we stopped for a few well-deserved beers and a little extra spending money.
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