We were pretty sad to leave the US of A after five busy weeks; what an amazing place, well continentally sized place, to travel around; in particular in a Ford open-top Mustang. So many options, so many landscapes and so much to do. And although from time to time the hospitality folks get on your wick, it's generally tops for service and easy-going, chatty people who want to know all about you. A bit like Oldham :-) So after the most ridiculous fiasco in the world regarding actually getting our ticket from Los Angeles sorted out with TACA (they lost it, at least twice), we arrived somewhat rueful, on 7th November in rain-deluged San Jose, ugly capital of CR (what is it about Latin America that generally, you are advised to avoid the capital cities? Seems
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