Allatoona Lake, Sweetwater Campground, GA
We had an early afternoon flight so thought it would be good to stretch our legs while we had the chance. We stumbled upon a great indoor mercado that had just about everything you could imagine in it. All kinds of foods from meat, fish, cheese, produce, dried herbs, baked goods and cooked meals. There was also fashion items, shoes, watches, jewelery, electronics, etc. So fun to see all the colors and everything beautifully displayed. Sure beats our indoor shopping malls. Kudos to Costa Rica for doing it right.
We also enjoyed walking around the town square and doing some people watching. I especially loved the sweet old ladies eating ice cream at 9 o'clock in the morning. They're my role model. Is it too early to start this ritual at almost 60??
A delicious breakfast was offered at our little hotel. We sat in the courtyard and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Breakfast was yogurt with granola and some of the best flavored pineapple, banana, papaya and watermelon we ever tasted. Dang, sure makes a difference when it's harvested ripe! We also got made to order omelettes. Spinach and cheese for me, tomato and cheese for Ned. We enjoyed talking with the other hotel guests. Great way to spend our last day here.
Thanks Costa Rica for great memories, great hospitality and wonderful food. We are definitely coming back and spending more time!
The airport was literally 5 minutes away. We had plenty of time to shop and get rid of our last colones. We naturally migrated to the great big fake cocoa tree knowing that there would be lots of Costa Rican chocolate nearby.
That Ned, always smiling, especially when there's chocolate around.
Our plane was delayed, but we sailed thru customs in record time. And here's Winnie waiting so patiently for us. So good to be back in the saddle again! Bikes were good, air conditioning works and she fired right up and was raring to go. (Notice how light it is at 9 pm? How different from the 6 pm night sky we got used to).
Our biggest challenge was getting to this evening's campsite before 10:30 when the gates are locked. Why this campground? It has a washer and dryer available. All our clothes are a bit damp from all the humidity in Costa Rica. There isn't a dry item in our bag and everything kinda reeks. We are meeting up with family on Friday and have two six hour driving days to get there and not much time to fit in doing laundry. Yeah, a bit of a push, but well worth the extra days we stayed in Costa Rica. We made into the campground with 10 minutes to spare! Whew. Doing laundry now, close to midnight, as I type up my blog. Long day indeed...
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