Day 1 - Travel to Monteverde, Costa Rica


Travel day to Monteverde!

Today we all arrived to Costa Rica from Miami, our hub connection for all participants. Everyone's planes arrived in time for the connection - and there was a short delay that meant all could grab a little something to eat before the final leg to Liberia. 


Once in Liberia, we took the shuttle to get our van and make our way to lunch for our first "casado".


View from our super-deluxe van on our way to Monteverde

The ride took us on Route 1, which is part of the Pan American highway that goes from Alaska all the way to Chile. We took a "shortcut" from Route 1 to Juntas that Beth said she'd taken before... because the next part of the highway was under construction. It was a gorgeous, but a bit bumpy part of our ride. From Juntas we went up, up, and up on winding - though paved (!) roads. We arrived in Monteverde at 6pm, got settled into our rooms, ate dinner, and then played card games with dynamic rules... made up on the spot... which led to lots of laughter!




 

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