Missed Opportunity

Welcome to Hotel Michelo. Undoubtedly one of the best kept secrets in the San Jose area. There is no website for you to look at (although we will be discussing that with them soon), but we have attached a couple of pictures for you. It is very small, only 5 rooms, but with a large pool and an entertainment room that can accomodate 45 people for a party or event. Michel has done a fabulous job converting this large house to a B & B, and originally we were looking at it with the goal of buying it, but our new friend Ricardo jumped in a few days ahead of us. Tonight we are enjoying their hospitality.

Sadly Michel is heading back to his native Quebec next week, after completing the sale of the hotel, but we will be meeting up with Ricardo on the way back through.

We have had a couple of panic moments during our travel today. Somehow we managed to leave my purse in the concourse of the Charlotte Airport, and I made a mad dash run off the plane after boarding had been completed. I had visions of our trip ending before it started, as all my money, credit cards and ID (except my passport) were in it. Thank goodness for Good Samaritans, someone had turned it in, totally intact, to the boarding desk. After aging about 10 years and gaining some new grey hairs, we were on our way again.

Aside from a drunk man pouring coke all over my dress and shoe, the rest of the flight went very well. The car rental happened without incident, and we were here at Michelo's by about 4:30. Michel and Ricardo met us at a local Supermercado, and led us back to the hotel. They had offered to come and pick us up at the airport, and would have been pleased to do so had we not been renting a car.

So here we are. Drinking excellent Costa Rican coffee, eating a quickly home cooked meal (marvellous), tasting Michel's unbelievable soup (muy buena)....

...and getting pedicures.