Gypsies in the Palace

To our relief, the boarder crossing from Nicaragua to Costa Rica was only two hours and devoid of any major crime or acts of human misbehavior.  Fees were paid, services rendered, and we were on our merry way south through what is arguably the most beautiful country in Centeral America...certainly the most advanced economically.

I had sent an email ahead to Fred, who owns  a paragliding B&B near Caldera to see if we could stay there for the night, but the message never got through.   We miraculously found our way to his place, where I had stayed back in 2010, and found no one there, but a non english speaking caretaker.  When it became clear that they were out of town, we made ourselves at home and had a relaxing evening and a good nights sleep at the Inn.  Leaving the money for habitacion on the table, we continued on our way