We just made it through check-in and security at Sea-Tac and are just waiting at our gate to fly to Dallas then on to San Jose, Costa Rica. It's a really rainy morning in the Puget Sound but it only hampered our drive up here (a la Sherry) a few minutes. Although the stupid American Airlines self check-in wouldn't let us use it for an international connecting flight we had no trouble getting to our gate in good time. Sarah's off getting some breakfast and I'm just waiting for our Central American adventure/honeymoon to begin. Sarah was slightly tense while in line for our tickets but I put things in perspective by comparing this minor stress to the major stress of re-scheduling a wedding then driving into an ice and snow afflicted Columbia River gorge. She agreed that this is nothing.

And now, we honeymoon! Man, we had smooth flights out here and now we find ourselves in a lovely room right near the heart of Costa Rica. Everything went pretty well upon arrival in Dallas except the fact that we had to traverse two concourses in the American Airlines hub on foot. This may not sound like much but with only 20 minutes to spare between arrival and connecting flight, it was quite a haul. There was suppose to be some train/tram to ferry us around but it was conveniently out-of-order today. No matter, since the flight left a bit late and we were easily on board and made it to Costa Rica under cover of dark. As I told Sarah as we approached the city, it's pretty funny how alike cities look at night. Well, after a few immigration stamps and a bag scan at customs (although no one asked for that form) we exited the rather small airport. Just outside was a sign with my name dry erased inked on it. We chatted it up a bit then hopped a van into town driven by Manuel. He let us in on some local info then skillfully delivered us the Hotel Grano de Oro. What a place! Awesome sounding food, friendly and professional help, and a cozy room with hot shower at a great price.

After we cleaned some of the travel filth from our persons we sat in the room watching Los Simpsons before heading to bed. Tomorrow: fly via small plane out to the Osa Peninsula to Puerto Jimenez and 4x4 it out to Lapa Rios. We simply can't wait.

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2/18/2005 @ 10:43am

Thanks for posting this journal. I found it on a random google. My Fiance and just booked our honeymoon to Lapa Rios. It sounds like it is everything we were hoping it would be. Thanks again, Tim

by Tim