Sunday, Sep 16. I didn’t mention that my Uber ride last night was in a Chinese EV. Very nice ride.

Took an Uber to the National Museum of Costa Rica. In my younger days (i.e., two years ago), I would have walked. The ride was interesting in that the driver took a very circular route down residential areas, avoiding the main road.

My main reason for the visit was to see their butterfly center, which is probably a marketing tool to draw visitors. I spent lots of time trying to get photos. I took over 900 photos, then pretty quickly deleted 95% of them. I didn’t spend much time in the museum. The odd reality is that Costa Rica has a fairly unexciting history. One of their main events was a “banana rebellion”. How exciting can it be?

Had an excellent Italian lunch nearby. Began to walk back, but kept getting distracted by things to see. Lots of fast food outlets, but an unusual absence of mini marts. Outstanding pastry shops. Huge number of statues. Eventually, after an hour of not getting any closer to the hotel, I got another Uber.

Met most of my new companions. Nine women, five men. They all like to talk. Hmm. Had an excellent dinner of cut-with-a-fork beef, beans and rice. Very reasonable price.