Another Adventure Begins!

Another adventure begins!!  Unfortunately it began for most of us departing our warm cosy homes about 3:30 to head for the airport and our 6:00 flight.  So excited, we probably wouldn't have slept anyway.  Most of us flew through Miami arriving in San Jose, Costa Rica, around 12:30.

After leaving the airport we were on our way to Quepos, about 40 away, our first stop on this adventure.  The town is named for the native Quepo Indians who inhabited the place in the colonial era.  Our hotel, La Mansion Inn, is situated on the tropical forested hillside on a peninsula 10 minutes from Manuel Antonio National Park and some of Costa Rica's most beautiful beaches. The area was home to the native Quepoa people of this specific Costa Rican region. In 1563, Spanish Catholic conquistadores, lead by Juan Vázquez de Coronado, settled the area and founded the settlement of San Bernardino de Quepo. After arriving at our hotel, La Mansion Inn, which was (originally built as a private resident, and is nestled in one of the last remaining "natural zoos" of the world), we enjoyed a memorable dinner in the Jacques Cousteau dining room which is well known for its traditional and seasonal menu.



On the grounds of Hotel Villa Lapas  where we had a delightful Costa Rican lunch