Nov 30, 2007 - Caldera, Costa Rica

Having taken the long bus ride already, we opted to rent a van for the 4 of us and 2 nice Britains that we had met. It was again a long, long ride to the port of Caldera on hilly narrow roads but our van driver suggested a couple of stops that broke up the long ride. We passed lots of Costa Rican homes with their trademark grills. Kenny, the tourguide, had told us that it is a popular Central American style but that it is also necessary for crime protection. He pointed out that Costa Rica lies between the world's largest drug producing...