Pura Vida

I'm up before dawn, sitting at the pool at Tamarindo Village Hotel, listening to the throaty calls of the howler monkeys. I'm going to miss this. The inquisitive raccoon that came by made it feel a little more like home. (I didn't know Costa Rica had the scourge of raccoons until yesterday when our host at the hotel mentioned them. Hopefully the boas feast on them as easily as on rabbits!)

When the kids wake up, we will be leaving for the ~80-minute drive to Liberia airport to return our car and begin the journey home. Liberia appears to be a small airport - though technologically advanced, and so Mindy has checked us in and done remote ID verification - so I am hoping for a streamlined trip through security....but we'll leave a good chunk of time just in case.

Good-bye Tamarindo...for now!

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Vamos car rental set us up well in San Jose, and were equally great for the drop off in Liberia. That cooler they provided was a nice touch - lots of use in the heat! (The nearest gas station to Liberia's airport drop off was on the other side when coming from Tamarindo, so that was a mild inconvenience, but hardly the fault of Vamos.)

This pretty accurately captures the kids as we wait in line: Everest reading, and Lauren - desperate for attention - pestering him!

The small airport lived up to expectations, and we were quickly through to our gate. Bar any eventful moments on the flight home (let's hope there are none!), this wraps up this adventure. 

Good-bye Costa Rica! See you...soon??