Just missed the Hurricane

Well we are back in contact with the ´real world´. That small Caribbean island is a trip. They have not seen many changes for the last 50 years, until recently. They are restoring buildings at a rapid pace (nothing is actually rapid there, but it´s fast for them). It's beautiful in a decrepit sort of way. The buildings were gorgeous, when they didn't look like they were in a war zone. Walking around was so strange because it looked like the most dangerous neighborhood in the world. Our internal instincts were saying.. this is everything you were taught to avoid. But this was probably the safest country we'll visit during our trip. The people aren't even allowed to talk to us. Most of the time we felt completely invisible. Except for those few hustlers who risked talking to us to try to make a buck.

The old cars really added to the feeling like we were in a movie. People were waiting in lines everywhere we looked, and the rest were sitting in their doorways or balconies watching the world go by. It was just a strange place. The cocktails were good, but the food was terrible! I just couldn't eat another ham and cheese sandwich or canned vegetables. Sometimes they ran out so it wasn't an option. But they always had rum and cigars available. The fact that we were both sick (colds) probably didn't make the ham sandwiches go down any easier, but the rum seemed to help =)

Now we're in Jaco, Costa Rica (you have to scroll down the map to see the updated locations - hint Google: fix this!). It´s great to be back in a country that has food choices, which Costa Rica isn't known for. We just had fish tacos with an all-you-can-eat salad bar. Oh my GOD! This was heaven! We plan to hang around for a bit, and we really need more Spanish classes!