So, we left the house just after 5am on Saturday morning and arrived at our hotel in San Jose 26 hours later! Costa Rica is 6 hours behind the UK and so our body clocks were telling us it was way way past our bedtime when we finally got into bed at midnight.
The first half of the journey from Birmingham to Newark was uneventful..the six hours hanging about in the airport was dreary, but at least we could have a walk about. It was the second flight from Newark to San Jose that was horrible. Tiny seats, the plane stuffed to the gunnels, no leg room, nothing to eat or drink unless you paid for it and even the films were pay per view! The flight was delayed leaving and was incredibly bumpy...we were in the very back row! Enough to put us off going long haul again and certainly not with United.
Arriving in Costa Rica was great. Passport control and customs very efficient and a man was in the baggage hall with a board with our names in it.....Luis met us outside and drove us to the hotel about 30 minutes away. The hotel is gorgeously quirky with local sculpture and paintings everywhere you look. And an old fashioned record player in reception!
The receptionist originally gave us a room on the third floor....we asked if it was nice and he said yes, but not as nice as a room on the ground floor, and switched us to that one! Turned out to be the disabled bedroom...two enormous beds, a built up loo and a lovely walk in shower.
Lots of literature to read in an envelope left for us by the tour company and finally our hotel warns in it's welcome folder....."should we get a tremor, very common in Costa Rica, remain calm. If you feel that you have to get out of your room, the safest places are the pool area and the bar/restaurant". Both sound great places to us....so let's start exploring.
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