Preferring to make the hour trip to San Ramon yesterday rather than risk getting stuck in Alajuela for two days, I arrived here about midday and checked into the great value Hotel La Posada which has fantastic hot showers, big screen TVs, and a humongous breakfast fit for a Yankee stomach.
Almost immediately after I settled in it began to rain cats & dogs, and it has only intermittently let up since then. A daytrip today up to the summit of Poas volcano unfortunately wasn't in the cards.
This morning many of the businesses downtown were hit by an electricity outage so I had to wait some time to log online and look into checking in for my flight tomorrow.
Originally my plan was to go today to Alajuela, just a half hour away, so I can be just a short cab ride from the airport tomorrow morning, but I learned that the first buses from here depart at 5.15 and 6.15--both early enough to get me to the airport in time.
Since the Posada offers a much more attractive sleeping option than anything I'm aware of in Alajuela, this last minute change of plans seems that much more attractive to me.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
A Final 48 Hours in Costa Rica
With only two more days in Costa Rica, Marco and I said our good-byes and parted ways early today so I can do a final daytrip: either revisit the lovely town of San Ramon where I stayed for a couple nights last year; or get a room for two nights in Alajuela, near the airport, and take the bus up to the nearby Poas volcano early tomorrow morning.
As I type this dispatch in downtown San Jose while enjoying a delicious cafe con leche I'm still undecided about which to do, but I've noted on my map where the respective bus terminals are located. Both of them are within walking distance from where I sit.
San Ramon is further away from here--a half hour or so west of Alajuela and the airport--and the terminal I need here is also further away from the nearby TUAS terminal for buses to Alajuela. It might be worth it to go that distance, but if I select that option I won't have enough time to get to the volcano tomorrow. But if the weather cooperates with plenty of sunshine in the morning as it's doing today, then a trip to Poas could be well worth the effort.
Check back here again to learn which way I went!
As I type this dispatch in downtown San Jose while enjoying a delicious cafe con leche I'm still undecided about which to do, but I've noted on my map where the respective bus terminals are located. Both of them are within walking distance from where I sit.
San Ramon is further away from here--a half hour or so west of Alajuela and the airport--and the terminal I need here is also further away from the nearby TUAS terminal for buses to Alajuela. It might be worth it to go that distance, but if I select that option I won't have enough time to get to the volcano tomorrow. But if the weather cooperates with plenty of sunshine in the morning as it's doing today, then a trip to Poas could be well worth the effort.
Check back here again to learn which way I went!
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