Hola! I arrived on saturday here in puerto Viejo! I got up for the bus at 6am from San Jose, where i was told my the nice guy at reception that the bus didnt leave till 6.30. When i arrived at 6.20 to get my bus i was informed that it had left at 20mins ago..nice! my annoyance quickly disappeared as we passed 2 upturned trucks and a jeep on its roof.. not to mention the massive holes in the road I arrived in limon and stocked up on cash as there arent any other places on this side of costa rica that exchange travellers cheques, and then got a local bus to puerto viejo. As soon as i arrived the beer was flowing, and i met up with a few english and american guys where we had a couple really good nights of partying. went for a surf lesson today, good fun but it was more swimming than surfing! gonna chill here for a wee while longer me thinks! hope everyone's good! stew