Costa Rica Cahuita

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Posted by Keyon 400 days ago (http://www.travelblog.org)

We didn’t spend long in Costa Rica, rightfully concerned about the cost. At the border we bought our most expensive breakfast and bus ticket yet. This took us to San Jose where we walked for the best part of an hour in circles with our big bags, looking for the bus station. We arrived just in time to miss our bus.

Luckily we only had to wait two hours for the next bus to the Caribbean coastal town of Cahuita and passed the time easily eating the sandwiches we had made in San Juan del Sur and playing numerous games Gin Rummy. The bus journey itself went smoothly. When we arrived however, everything seemed to be closed. Eventually (after several hours of touring the town with an ageing Rasta, seeing a giant coral snake up close and being offered copious amounts of weed) James found us a great hostel, ‘The Secret Garden’. It was complete luxury compared to what we had been used to. A large immaculate family room with marble floors, comfortable beds, French doors leading out to the garden, en suite shower and toilet and large fluffy towels. We were even accompanied by a large crab although James Surfin' efficiently ushered it out while I stood on the bed pretending to be of use. ...

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