Off to Costa Rica

Our friends Pam and Dave drove from Nebraska to our home in Colorado on Sunday.   Due to our very early flight on Tuesday morning, we decided to stay at an airport hotel on Monday evening.  We ate Pho at a place in Green Valley Ranch, near the airport.

Tuesday morning we left the hotel about 4 AM, for a 6 AM flight.  We parked at the Parking Spot, where we had a good coupon.   The airport was not super-busy.  Our flight to Atlanta was on time; we settled in for a long layover at the Delta Sky Club.   Pam and Dave were new to the advantages of a Skyclub.   We headed for the gate for our flight to Liberia, only to be told that we needed to go to a gate at a different terminal.  We rushed to the new gate, and only left a little late.   We arrived at the Liberia airport about 9:40 PM, and got right through customs.  We took the shuttle to the Hilton Garden Inn at the airport, and agreed not to get up early, since it had been a long day.

Breakfast at the hotel restaurant was the usual hotel buffet.  Richard headed for the airport to pick up the rental SUV, which was an almost new Toyota Prado diesel.   He stopped to get a SIM card for his phone, and then we headed for Hermosa Beach.   Hermosa beach was a typical third world beach town.    We had a nice lunch at Robertos on the beach, and soaked up some relaxation.   We headed back to the hotel, and headed out later for a light dinner at Cafe Europa, which was good and inexpensive.  It is a bakery and a patio restaurant, founded by a German couple.  We resolved to come back for breakfast  and stock up on baked goods.