Costa Rica!

After a twirl of time on the fairytale island of Ometempe (two twin volcanoes rising from Lake Nicaragua with jungle and plantain farms all around) we headed to the boarder to head into our 4th country, Costa Rica.

It is seemed very surreal to be at another border and a whole other new country. Costa Rica´s border though was free and a mere stroll down a dirt road with a short stop to flick open your passport. We soon encountered this would be the only free or cheap thing we would be finding in Costa Rica though. By the first town we were left mopey and reminiscent of beloved Nicaragua where a hotels were 3 dollars instead of 10 and meals could be found for 1 buck as opposed to 4 here. Also, Costa Rica´s 2,000 bill has an awesome hammerhead shark on it and I am always reluctant and sad to give it away. Despite the prices, we have devised a plan to get in and out of here without too much damage which is centralized around couch surfing, squeeze beans, bread, and bananas.

So far we have not managed to have any luck with the couch surfing but it is looking like the next 4 days and the rest of our time here we will. Our spirits were also boosted when we found a hotel for 6 dollars in Orosi, a little town we have come to adore. There are green hills and mountains surrounding the valley Orosi is in and it mists and is a tolerable temperature for once. There are also some enticing hot spring pools but when we showed up this morning for a dip there was a swarm of old people dominating the area which thoroughly deterred us.