Tuesday, February 18. Drove over a mountain range to reach the eastern lowlands. Spent at least two and a half hours learning (in exhausting detail) about producing coffee, from the field to the packaging. Since I get headaches just smelling coffee, it’s not going to be the highpoint of the trip. It was interesting to note the similarities with wine producing.

The road was straight in no direction. Light traffic. There was always some house or business along the route. Amazingly, just as we crossed the mountain top, San Jose was still visible in the distance. It’s not a big country. Stopped at a nice waterfall.

Lodging is a very remote rustic resort, offering all kinds of nature activities. Surrounded by pineapple fields. Dinner was local fare that seemed pretty normal. Nothing unusual.