Rivas adn the La Mar Lake Resort
November 22, 2009
Sugar cane truck
Banana plantation
Volcano whil driving
Volcano from the pool at the resort
At least I think it is the 22 nd of Nov. Yoou quickly loose a sense of time and date when you are traveling as we are. Days of the week and the date of the month all seem to merge into one. This was especially true after I lost my watch while snorkeling in Cosumel and did not replace it until just a few days ago. In Mexico watches and other items as well as in Belize are very expensive. Guatemala is cheap or about the same as the US.
We have decided to stay at teh resort a day longer to rest and recharge ourselves. Driving all day and border crossings can be a real trial. Tomorrow is the last border crossing on the way down into Costa Rica. Fortunately we are only about 50 miles from teh border so we do not have a long ways to drive but crossing a border can sometimes take all day. I hope that this one goes easily.
Last night we had dinner in the resort restaurant and it was interesting. I had the local fish which they brought to me whole with a great sauce but I must admit I do not enjoy the fish looking at me while I am eating it. Bev had fish filets which was a good choice in a garlic butter. And the local beer Tonal which was really pretty good.
You have to get used to the prices though $423.00 for dinner. But remember that $1US is equal to about $20 Cuerdos(SP?).
It was great to just have a relaxing dinner we did not cook and look out over the lake and pool areas.
We seem to be the only ones in the resort and I was told that this is because people come here during the summer and they do not get many people here at this time of year. It is really beautiful though.
So today is relax by the pool, have lunch in the restaurant, and look at hte info needed to cross into Costa Rica in the morning.
We were able to telephone home in the last two days and it was good to here familiar voices in English. Bev I know is somewhat homesick and needing to talk to and see the grandkids. Ah well we are almost at the midway point of the journey.
Life is good