Thursday, April 18
Hi, ho, hi ho, it’s in the air we go.
We have been looking forward to this day for quite a long
time. This would be our first day for
airline travel. Not wanting to sleep in,
we set our alarm clocks for 4:30 a.m. John beat the alarm by one minute and was
already making the coffee by the time Donna got up.
Our good friend, Wally arrived promptly at 5:30 to transport us to nearby Palm
Springs Airport. The airport, known as PSP, is a small, but
efficient, facility without long lines or crowded waiting areas. The first leg of our trip was a one hour hop
to Phoenix, where we would make our
connection to San Jose, Costa
Rica after a three hour layover.
We seldom fly US Air.
Know we know why. While they
don’t advertise as a “no frills” line, that is what they deliver. The 5 ½ hour Costa
Rica leg offered no entertainment of any
kind, including music. Three free cold drinks were offered and an optional, but
rather bland, lunch was offered at unrealistically high prices. US Air also had no pillows or blankets
The highlight of the flight was the sunset as we finished
the last half of our leg in to San Jose. The clouds pile up around in a variety of
hues and formations. I have never
witnessed such a sunset, looking down across the starboard wing.
Checking through customs was a breeze and we were soon met
by our driver for the 1 ½ hour drive to our hotel in the coastal town of Jaco. I’m sure this would have been a beautiful
drive through the mountains during the day, but since it was already dark, all
we really could see were a stream of headlights as we passed through the rain
forest.
Arriving at our hotel, Jaco Club del Mar, at 8:30 we were tired and famished, having not
eaten a real meal in over 12 hours.
Fortunately, the restaurant offered some wonderful choices. John ordered the casado (Thanks, Kari, for
the recommendation!) and Donna had the shrimp quesadillas.
We turned in dead tired.
Neither of us remembers our head hitting the pillow.
Hasta maňana
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| Sunset over Costa Rica from jet |
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| Donna has no problem find a seat at Palm Springs Airport |
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