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Re: off to San Jose, Costa Rica. Whoopie! Posted on: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 12:19:56 +0000 (UTC)

On 3 Apr, 00:16, pc wrote:
> On Mar 28, 8:37 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
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> > "pc" wrote in message
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> >news:25dd73e8-f541-4b59-a2e7-010208ec5b6b@i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
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> > > I've just learned I'm headed to San Jose next week on business.
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> > > Fly Tuesday, set up Weds. teach Thurs, Fri, Mon, Tues.
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> > > I've got a weekend there on the boss-man, and I'm staying five days on
> > > the tail of the trip on my own.
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> > > I like beaches and mountains. Would love to see the canopy. Perhaps
> > > go snorkeling (I may take my mask and snorkle but no room for fins.)
> > > I figure I'll probably stay in San Jose the first weekend and check
> > > out the museums and nightlife.
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> > > I don't want to spend _all_ of my time driving after the job is done,
> > > but I'm comfortable in a 4WD vehicle, and speak enough Spanish to get
> > > by. (Was married to a Cubana for practically a lifetime....)
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> > > Recommendations?
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> > > tanks
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> > > pc
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> > San Jose is good for a day or two at most. Remember that Costa Rica is
> > about the size of West Virginia. You can stand on the mountain at Poas and
> > see both the Pacific and Caribbean. Road travel is not that fast, about
> > 60-80 kph is the speed limit, and they do stop you for speeding. But the
> > roads do not support much more speed than that. Best snorkeling was at Isla
> > Tortugas. We went from Curu and was $30 + $5 for gear. and they supplied
> > all the fruit and non alcoholic drink needed. You can drive to Punta Arenas
> > and take the ferry to Pacera for about $12 for you and car. We stayed in
> > Pacera at Hotel Ginana for about $30 /night. Good hotel. About 5 kliks
> > from Curu. No snorkeling on the Carib side as lots of nasty Bull sharks.
> > Go to Santa Elena and Monteverde for the canopy. We did it at Selvatura.
> > Quickest route is to Las Juntas and then to Santa Elena. Bad road,
> > whichever way you go to Monteverde. Rent a 4x4.- Hide quoted text -
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> Thanks! I'll report back in a couple of weeks.
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> I think I'm going north to the volcano country. I'd love to have some
> recommendations on places to stay near Laguna Arneal. I guess they
> have lots of hot springs up there. I'd like to find a central place
> to stay to explore the area, but more importantly, I would like to
> stay at a place with the naturally heated pools. Small time or
> resort. Modest price to (not excessive.)
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> Suggestions, 'yall?
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> tanks
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> pc

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