On the 29th we motor launched and bused back to San Jose from Tortuguero joining with new members of our group. Early on the 30th we toured San Jose viewing historical and government buildings, public parks and mansions from the heyday of the sugar cane and banana plantation owners. Leaving for Arenal we visited Sarchi ( an artisan town) and stopped at a rural school which Gate 1 (our tour company) supports – we present the students with pads, pencils and markers. The students performed local songs and dances for us.
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July 21, 2018 at 5:08 pm
Chris and Pete: Don’t know if this reply will get to you (rather strange email) but your trip sounds wonderful. We did Costa Rica with Caravan and didn’t see as many animals, birds, monkeys, etc as we had hoped. I would love go to Tortuguero and see the turtle nests, were you able to do this. Sounds like you are still traveling and we hope enjoying life. We just returned from Turkey (Gate 1) was a good trip unfortunately I had some leg problems and still dealing with that (blood clot/restricted blood flow….have vascular surgeon appt. 7/30) Must take care of this as it sure slows me down. We are here until mid-Sept then to Tuscany and Lake Como area. What are your summer/fall plans?
Tammy and Pat
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