We overnighted in San José as driving around the jungle in the middle of the night didn’t seem like the best idea
Magically the National guy met me at the hotel (I don’t recall having informed National where we were staying, but the shuttle driver was there, so I rolled with it); we talked about fútbol and nieve on the way to get car
Battled stop n’ go traffic and construction to get out of town
Took the Rte 27 “autopista” (which turned out to be a two lane toll road), then the Rte 34 “carretera nacional” along the coast (another two lane road, but free); tarmac all the way, baby!
Found our house on the hill above Uvita
Met our Gringo landlady, the Tico caretaker who lives in a room below the garage (but hangs out up in garage to use WiFi) and Eric the Gardener (also a local)
We also met Dos Perros: Amber y Daisy; they also live on the property as a security system of sorts
Ran down the hill to the supermercado (BM North Uvita) to grab a few staples
Exotica para cena (near Ojochal); very nice meal, but our first experience with dining sticker shock (not to mention Julie accidentally double tipped in a country where tipping isn’t a big thing)
Drove home from dinner in a jungle downpour; with no striping on roads and locals that like to accessorize their vehicles with high intensity LED spotlights, the drive got a little bit sketchy
