Our Last Day

This morning we were out of bed by 6:15 AM.  We got dressed and packed up the remainder of our things that hadn't made it into the bags the night before.  Bryan started loading the car and I did a last sweep through of the down and upstairs, the bathroom and the safe.  I brought the AC remote downstairs and made sure the towels were in a pile in the bathroom.  We finished loading our bags into the car and were walking to find the owner's daughter when she found us.  She did a quick inspection of our room, at the end of which we handed over the keys and she handed over our safe deposit.  We said goodbye and thanked her for a pleasant stay.  We said goodbye to the bartender as well, since he and "Dog" (his rottie) walked up as we were leaving.  Dog is a good pup, even if his name is a bit redundant lol.

We went to see if Buen Appetito was open and Gia (I finally asked for her name) was just arriving.  She set us up an outside table and served us our batidos de fresa, pina y agua, and my fruit bowl with granola and yogurt, and Bryan's fruit salad, even though she and her staff were still going through their opening procedures.  She is so nice!  We ate, paid, and said goodbye.  I ran back to give the cleaning lady a tip for the week and then got into the car.  The security guard opened the gate for us and off we drove, leaving Tamarindo behind.  Hopefully, we'll return one day.

The drive to Liberia only took about an hour, even with a construction stop and a couple of stops for cows to cross the road.  Bryan's gotten really good at Costa Rica driving--he was passing other vehicles right and left!  We stopped to fill the tank about 12 km fro the airport, and arrived at Avis.  The car return went very smoothly, as did the whole rental process, but I think if we come back we will probably rely on the shuttles for transportation.  They are very convenient, well-run, and significantly cheaper than renting a car.  We took the tram to the airport, paid the $26 a person exit tax, and then tried to check in to the wrong airline.  We sorted that out, got through security and have been in the waiting area since about 9 AM.

We should be boarding in about 30 minutes (it's 11:10 AM now) but we're still waiting for the plane to arrive.  This is a pretty nice open-air airport--fairly clean, and the employees are very friendly and helpful.  There's a nice breeze right now, Bryan's reading, and it's a beautiful day.  I'll write my last entry for this trip later tonight, once we're home safe!