Day 35 (February 14) – Liberia to San Jose
Valentines Day! Chris & LuAnn gave each a little valentine surprise which I thought very sweet (no pun intended). It was downright cool – only 78 degrees in our camper – windy and high clouds. On the road at 8:30 for another beautiful drive. Only saw 4 goats but the usual horses, cattle, hay fields. What wasn't so usual were the canals for the rice fields. So far it is almost garbage free. There are lots of lovely homes, some with sprinklers on their lawns. On the outskirts of some towns were tin shacks but they were clean. The flowering trees in all their pinks, yellow and orange add so much to the rolling hills. We stopped for a milkshake, which was delicious. Leaving there we got behind a small truck loaded with watermelon and patiently followed up, down, until finally Tim could see a long way so passed him and there was a cop at the bottom of the hill. He motioned for us to slow down, or so we thought. Next thing his car is beside us telling us to pull over. Three infractions – crossing a double solid line, speeding and not stopping. Mike was kind enough to help us with the language. If he gave us a ticket it would be $120 US and lose Tim's license for 44 hours or he would be ever so kind and not give a ticket for only $25 US. Of course we donated to his personal charity – his pocket. We noticed after that there is a large police presence everywhere. As we continued we came to a downhill curve this sign said “40K”. Then flipped on its side freight truck, the driver obviously couldn't read!! There were a lot of Harley motorcycles heading the other direction and some of them waved. Shocking because they seldom wave at home. Going up and down the view was often beautiful with houses and farms right up the mountain side and than a peek at the Pacific Ocean. The summit was 3,852 feet. We arrived at the RV park at 12:50. Quite nice. Once settled, I did my load of laundry, gabbed and slept the afternoon away. At happy hour Bob and LuAnn were put on the hot seat about changes in our itinerary. Once they explained, I for one was happy. After we went for pizza with Pete and Wendy. Good food, good company – what more can you ask for. It did feel strange putting a jacket on but the other side of that meant everyone should sleep well. And last but not least, thank you Ed and Sharon for our new fridge!!!!
Tim broke his sunglasses today and Gail lost hers!!
Rig #18, Gail and Tim
Day 36 (February 15) San Jose/Belen
Today is our first full day in San Antonio de Belen, a suburb of San Jose. The weather is perfect. Low temperatures and low humidity. We really can't complain about the heat since this year is significantly cooler than previous years. We have a real campground with a washing machine, showers, bathrooms, sewers, water, electric, and security.
The washing machine schedule established by a lottery system has been busy since our arrival yesterday. Most people are busy cleaning, straightening and doing laundry. Rita, Lindsay and Fran headed off to the Pacific Coast for a day at the beach. Some are taking advantage of WIFI. We are busy researching optional tours for San Jose and future stops.
#1, Bob and LuAnn
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