We left the Mawamba Lodge this morning for the trek back to San Jose. We encountered a blockage in the canal by a fallen tree so the boat was held up a bit until they could get it cut and removed. It was a long day of travel but the visit to Tortuguero was worth it. This ends our time in Costa Rica. Our flight leaves early tomorrow. "Pura Vida" (Pure Life)

We headed to San Jose this morning arriving late morning. It was a 3 hour drive. There were many Palm Oil trees as we left and actually saw oxen hitched to a wagon working the fields. We also stopped at a river bridge by Jaco Beach and saw 23 crocodile sunning themselves. We turned the car back in and the remaining few days will be with a tour. The driving is very interesting here to say the least. This afternoon we took a tour of the Britt Coffee company. ...