Leaving Liberia


On arrival to Daniel Ober drome on Thanksgiving, after the melodious tones of the flying attendants noting that nosotros possess got many options that they appreciate us for flying Alaska Airlines, a to a greater extent than jarring , manlike someone together with official vocalisation comes on over the plane's PA organisation alongside a local accent.

 "Be advised that earlier leaving Costa Rica, at that spot is a mandatory 20 8 dollar operate out fee that you lot must pay earlier checking in, so it is necessary that you lot teach far at the drome no later on than 3 hours earlier your flying fourth dimension to allow fourth dimension to pay this fee."

 Wonderful.

 It's been a calendar week of adventure, ripoffs, exploring, coming together people, together with enjoying the unspoiled beauty of Costa Rica. Now nosotros possess got to leave of absence early on to teach to the airport. Also, because nosotros had such a hassle at the rental counter when nosotros arrived, I'm allowing 2 hours to allow for whatever necessary disputation or fighting at the rental way when nosotros provide the car.

 I'm form of dreading that business office the most.

We also notice that nosotros haven't bought anything inwards the way of souvenirs.  Not that nosotros genuinely desire equally good much from here, Tim together with I already possess got our t-shirts from the null lining park, but nosotros would similar to accept dwelling some of that non bad Costa Rican coffee.

 Driving closed to our hotel, we've noticed signs for Dominicus Burst Coffee alongside tours together with shop inwards the "doit" center. We determine to halt at that spot on the way dorsum to purchase some.  Following the signs, nosotros come upward to realize the the "doit" oculus is genuinely the Do It Hardware shop oculus together with the tour is only a slide present together with some exhibits on the counter there.

 There is a roaster together with many coffees available for sampling together with sale. I peculiarly similar the nighttime roast but they don't possess got whatever inwards stock together with are unloading the raw beans from a truck equally I'm at that spot together with so I settle on some French roast to accept home.

It's skilful but non equally skilful equally the Trader Joe's French roast I possess got dorsum dwelling equally a later on sense of savour comparing exam volition reveal.

 At the Alamo rental agency, the plough inwards of the motorcar goes smoothly. I uncovering the agent that I dealt alongside at the showtime together with he comped the GPS unit of measurement rental inwards the car, which came inside 8 dollars of negating the $120 of insurance I was forced to purchase together with had no demand for, together with so I'm letting that final result drop.

 Now, it's 4 hours til flying time, we're at the airport, together with we're told that Alaska Airlines won't opened upward their counter for at to the lowest degree some other lx minutes together with a half. It takes all of 2 minutes to pay the operate out fee together with forthwith were stuck inwards the non-airconditioned ticketing hall until the Alaska crew shows up.
Picture courtesy of Wikimedia Bernal Saborio under CC BY-SA 3.0 license

 Eventually they produce together with 2 of them fifty-fifty recognize us from our arrival final calendar week together with brand certain everything goes swimmingly from there.  We brand it through the easier-than-TSA security, possess got a prissy tiffin inwards the air-conditioned gate area, purchase some duty-free Nicaraguan rum (better than the Costa Rican stuff, inwards my opinion), together with accept an slow flying home.

 Now that that's over, delight purpose the links below to grab upward on our consummate Costa Rican adventure:

 Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

 Cocktail Hours:
The Matapalo
Lounge 24

 Darryl
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