Gotta get right back to where we started from

We are back in San Jose for the weekend. Charles needed a TV sports fix. He is watching Man U play Everton in the tv room of the hostel. We decided to come back to the same hostel even though it is no great shakes. We went to 3 full ones before we found this one last time so we figured "better the devil you know" (as Uncle John once said about his old tractor).

We were trying to head for another beach resort yesterday but we realized looking in the book that there was only one bus about every 2 hours passing the crossroads we would be let off at. We weren't even sure they would stop for us. We have not seen hardly any of the old school buses here in Costa Rica so we thought local transport might not be nearly as reliable here. Charles basically wanted somewhere with a pub that showed sports and he figured a big city was as likely as anything. It just meant staying on the bus we were on and it seemed like the better part of valour. As I may have suggested before, I am no beach bunny so the big city with the museums and galleries was more appealing to me anyway.

I went to the Jade Museum this morning. All I can say is the chinese had it all over the pre-columbians when it comes to jade carving. It was interesting, as all museums are in their own ways, but nothing on that jade exhibit at the musuem in Hong Kong. In fairness, this jade may be harder to carve, who knows, but the carving was way more simplistic and repetative. I may wander out and take a boo at the National Theatre this afternoon if it doesn't rain. When I was coming back from the museum, it was threatening. I don't feel that I have to run around because we are coming back again to fly home after we go to Panama.