San Jose and Onwards

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August 30th 2007

Published: September 27th 2007

Costa Rica Costa Rica was never on our original plans as somewhere that we intended to visit but when it came to booking our flight from Lima to Guatemala City the cheapest option was routed through San Jose. So we thought why not, and on the spur of the moment decided to pay the extra 20GBP odd in taxes and stop in for three nights. San Jose is the capital and largest city in Costa Rica (which i... Read Full Entry

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Big wheel

I actually found this ride scarier than sky diving and it was definitely more dangerous. Powered by a tractor, the most rapid speed, you go horizontal and the safety bars dont really work!

Controller

This guy had a brake and accelerator and controlled the big wheel. Id be surprised if he was sober but that is carnies for you.

Tequilla time

Getting prepared for the free concert

Brollies necessary

The music was good and free but the weather was awful!

More brollies

Ive never seen as many people passedout through alcohol in one night!

Hot Springs

It was a leisurely Sunday afternoon!

Hot Springs # 2

And to think if the guide had showed up Id have wasted energy walking up a volcano instead.

Church in Zunil

Really pretty town on the way to hot springs.

The family

My host mum (Lidia) is front left and my host dad (Santos) wearing the white shirt. The rest are brothers, sisters etc.

Me with the family

Everyone is always so friendly in Guatemala.

Santa Marie

View part of the way up the volcano

View from the top

The clouds were intermittent but annoying all the same.

Me at the top

As always it was pretty cold.

Girls at football

An open debate, should this be allowed? I know what Mike Newell would have to say on the subject! Seriously though a good bunch of us from the language school went and followed the game with a few beverages to celerbrate ermmm.... the draw.

The directors box

Rivals Luton town!

Me with Santos and his Cousin

This was my last Friday and before my Spanish class. Having a couple of Gallo´s was perhaps not the best idea!

Traditional dress

My host mum and her sister

Iguana party 2

Despite trying to dress conservatively (which a lot of people didn´t) it was innevitable such a good looking lady would attract attention from the boys in the this case a Canadian lad called Sasha