Two Beers and a Pretzel

Bonus Pictures…

Please remember to be careful to watch for crossing children, foxes, sloths, and monkey’s.  Exactly how long does it take a sloth to cross a road anyway?

…and a comforting disclaimer from a room…

I got Back into San Jose the other day.  Stayed at Pangea Hostel.  Great vibe, but the rooms are expensive for thin sheets and a small shared bathroom.  Still, I met a young US couple moving from Korea to Indiana after meeting in Americorps and then working for either Hyundai or Kia..  They were pretty fond of drinking.  Then we hung out with a few Kiwi guys and a relly cute Aussie girl at the pool.  Sorry guys, the camera was packed away.

Yesterday I had planned on getting some docs notarized at the US embassy and overnighted back home, then go to a travel agent for a ticket into and out of Brazil…  Finally, the Brazilian embassy to get my visa. .  According to the US embassy website, it doesn’t take long.  4 hours later, I failed to find the recommended travel agent and the Brazil embassy was closed for the weekend.  Waste of a day, although walking around downtown San Jose prior to the Festival of Lights was pretty nice.  Strange hearing Christmas Carols among palm trees.

I thought about taking care of my Visa in Panama City, but the bus to get there is 16 hours overnight.  Yuk!!  I think I’ll stay in San Jose and get my Visa on Monday… then possibly catch a cheap flight to Panama, see the canal, and then try to get to Cartegena for a day or two before flying to Porto Alegre for the holidays.

Sitting here is boring me silly, but I am catching up on writing more details in my journal and watching a few movies.  In an hour or two I’ll head out to downtown for the big San Jose Festival of Lights – which all the locals recommend.