After 3 days of tours you can imagine I was exhausted!! So the plan was to have Tuesday in the hammock again and then it was an early pick up (7am) to head back to Manuel Antonio (MA) on Wednesday 9 March morning.
I was due to fly to Quito in Ecuador on Thursday 10 March. This was an early flight from Quepos to San Jose and then the flight to Quito left at 10.45am. I got news from my travel agent that the early morning flight from Quepos had been cancelled. It appeared I was the only one interested in flying at 6.45am that morning. Hmmm, this presents a problem as I dont get back to MA until about 1pm and I had to pick up my vaccination certificate from the Ministry of Health as I needed to get a yellow fever injection to go to Ecuador. Of course this was a complicated process where you go to the pharmacist and purchase the vaccine, he gives you the shot and a letter to take to the Ministry. They then produce a certificate. Foolish I went to the Ministry on the day I had the injection and expected to walk out with the certificate. I laughed at myself for expecting that...how long have I been in Costa Rica. The senor that took my letter and filled in my form told me to come back in a week! So if the certificate wasnt ready on that Wednesday (about 10 days later) I was in trouble. My lift back from Drake Bay dropped me off at the Ministry and surprisingly, the certificate was ready and was free! Now what to do about getting to the airport. It takes a minimum of 3 hours (and up to 6 hours) to get to San Jose depending on transport (bus or car) and if the highway is open or not. I opt for an early taxi (6.30am) which was expensive, but cheaper than flying the night before and staying in a hotel.
When I arrive home, Holly advises me that she is in fact driving a "friend" of hers,Zach, to the airport on Wednesday afternoon, they have somewhere to stay and Im welcome to join them if I would like! The trick is that they are leaving about 3pm that afternoon...yes that means a 2 hour turnaround from one trip to the next! Whats a girl to do...its an offer too good to refuse. A small adjustment to what I have packed and away we go. It took us about 4 hours to get there as the highway was not open and the mountain overpass was also closed. We arrived tired, ate at Snoopy's Bar in Escazu (a groovy suburb of San Jose) and then we actually stayed in a mansion on the hill there! Zach had a contact that allowed him to rent this house. It was gorgeous. My bedroom was enormous with a great view over the city. Another early start as Zach's flight was at around 9ish so up and out of there at 6.30am.
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| View from my bedroom in Escazu |
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