Hot water, toilet seats, coffee, oh my!

I almost forgot- this may not look like much to u, but these wires going into this shower head ensure that this Costa Rican adventure will not be starting with screams like Guayaquil ...sorry to disappoint u all. Normally, electricity and water don't mix but when in Rome. (Close ur eyes joe)

Sad to say, r complete exhaustion did not allow us to wake up in time for the 8:15 service group, yes u read correctly, 8:15 AM! But we did make it for 10:00 " desalmuerzo" (brunch) at Doris's moms house. "Gallo pinto" comida tipica de Costa Rica. Deliciosa!

Seeing that we already played hooky, Doris thought it a good day to show us downtown San Jose. We r staying in alejuelita, a suburb about 15 min away. We went to the national museum of C.R. And the first room u pass thru is a butterfly atrium. I think I took 100 pics trying to catch the beautiful blue ones with their wings open...arghhhh!

Stopped to grab delicious takeout of more comida tipica: chorreadas(corn pancakes) with crema y queso, arroz con leche, enyucados (something like a potato croquet but made with yuca), and "tortillas" different than mexican but super yummy.

P.S. The coffee is as delicious as Erik had hoped:)

We are enjoying the "modern comforts" this week bc we prob won't have them in sepecue, talamanca ( the last cong we r gonna visit)