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Costa Rica - Day 2: Arenal

By Anil on April 30, 2009 12:45 PM | 0 Comments
Today was a pretty chil day.  We started the day with breakfast where we ended up meeting Priscilla from San Diego.  This just added a new dynamic to the conversation, so that was pretty cool.  

After breakfast, Kapil, Sahil, and I went down to La Fortuna for an ATV tour.  It was a lot of fun, although it wasn't very muddy, which would have made it worth it.  At one point, we stopped at a local swimming hole where a lot of locals hang out and jump into the water using swing rope.  Of course, we did the same.  That was fun.  We proceeded to an overlook of the water fall, which was pretty nice.  The tour ended with a lunch at a local place.  Nothing fancy...and not that great of food.  Every thing I've read about this place has said Costa Rica wasn't really a place for foodies.

After ATV'ing, we we to the Tobacon to hang out in the hot springs  The water was great, and we had plenty of drinks.  But at this point, I'm starting to realize that this trip would have been better if there were women in the group.  This is not the type of place for a group of guys, especially since there aren't too many people here.  It's definitely not like spring break here, which is almost the atmosphere I would like at this point...to have some more fun.

We pretty much spent the rest of the day at the Tobacon, drinking, and finishing off by having dinner there.  It wasn't impressive, since it was Middle Eastern night.  Where is the native food?


Costa Rica - Day 1: Arenal

By Anil on April 29, 2009 12:23 PM
The trip to Costa Rica has officially begun.  I'm at the airport now waiting for the flight to board.  Had my customary shot of Jaegar and a beer.  It's definitely not a vacation without that.  I'm psyched to be going on a vacation again.

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I've landed in San Jose.  The airport is small and, being so early, clearing customs was really quick.  Of course, I'm here pretty early, and I have a while to wait for the rest of the crew to show up.  So, I've ventured out the a Denny's near the airport.  I've realized how little I've prepared to be in this Spanish-speaking country.  I don't even have a Spanish-English dictionary, especially since I've already encountered people who don't speak English well.  I didn't even bother to learn anything about the country before I got here.  I don't even know the exchange rate!  It may have been a good idea to pick an iPhone app or two.  Luckily, this Denny's has WiFi, meaning I don't have to pay for international roaming/data service.  So, I downloaded a few apps just like that.  Gotta love that.  I also just realized that I may be able to make a few calls for free using Skype.  Of course, that depends on a reliable connection.  Anyways, I don't really plan on being connected to the outside world too much during this trip.  This trip is all about relaxing and clearing the min and to be inspired.  Once I get back, I have a lot of personal things still left to do, and I need to get focusted.  So, that's what I hope to regain during this trip.  Now, I just have to wait for these fools to get in.  Still have three hours to go.

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I got back to the airport and met up with Sahil.   We had to wait for Kapil so we ended up getting the rental car squared away and did a little exploring.  Finally, Kapil's plane shows up and we're off to Arenal.  Took us a couple of house to get there.  The roads weren't as bad as I expected (like Peru), but had plenty of stops, one-lane roads, small towns on the way.  

We made it to the Arenal Lodge, after a 3 km steep drive from the entrance.  We had wanted to stay the Tobacon, but was little more expensive than we wanted.  So, we ended up at this place, and it's not too bad.   Our room has a great view of the volcano, although the cloud cover isn't helping today.

We grabbed some food at the restaurant thinking we'd just eat quickly and then hit the hotsprings at the Tobacon, but then we found out that it was $45 to get in.  We decided it wasn't worth the effort for a couple of houses.  So, we decided to chill, especially since we were pretty tired anyways.  One cool thing we got to do was to get one of the two parrots to stand on our arms.  We got the pics to prove it.

April Fools On Me

By Anil on April 1, 2009 9:09 PM | 0 Comments
So, this morning, I got a visit from my ex-wife, who was dropping off a few items that she found that belonged to me.  We chatted for a few minutes.  Not really sure why I allowed that to happen because I wasn't that comfortable seeing her.  I have no feelings for her, but I still didn't really want to see her.  But, I did go on with it.  Maybe I'm just too fricking nice. 

It appears that she's moving out of Denver, so she found some of my stuff while cleaning up.  You'd think that I'd be jumping for joy because I got one of my wishes.  Her shadow is no longer here in Denver.  Denver is now my town. 

But it was a bit bittersweet.  One of the things that bothered me today was when she told me that she was dating someone.  Even though she didn't tell me who, I knew who it was.  It doesn't take a genius to find out.   But, what bothers me is that I don't know how long it had been going on, and if he had some role in all of this.  So, that just made me sad to think about that.

And it made me upset because that just magnified the situation I am in.  I'm not dating anyone right now.  I'm alone at home with my dog on most days.  That really sucks for me.  I don't want to be alone.  I want to be actively dating and moving on with my life.  But that's not happening like I want...and I don't know how it could be fair that she did what she did and she's already in some relationship.  What the...

She asked me if we could ever be friends, because she was my wife.  I pretty much said that it would be hard, because I couldn't be friends with anyone who did what she did.  I cannot respect people like that.  And, there's no need to have her be a part of my life anymore.  It's not like there's anything between us that requires that, like a kid or something.  So, I don't really plan on getting to that point, ever.  

But it's finally goodbye to her. 




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