On Day 3, I ditched the rental’s keys and boarded a tourbus for Arenal Volcano National Park.  Five minutes into the trip, my bride asked if I was enjoying this traveling better that the previous two days’ journeys.
Me:  Infinitely.

See?
We befriended folks from such foreign lands as Puerto Rico, Poland, France, Denver, and Indiana.  We learned [...]

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A few weeks ago, when I decided we needed a “babymoon” and to use some of my USAA points before they dropped in buying power on April 1, a few friends and a neighbor suggested Costa Rica as a warm and relatively inexpensive January destination.  But, they advised me that I should not drive.
Me:  Why?  [...]

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