Today we introduced Lincoln to Ruth, who is looking for a database programmer for her children's book project. We also made agreements which will become a formal purchase of her publishing company. Bonnie, Ruth's Mom and business partner fed us coffee and cake (again) and we headed out, feeling like a great job had been well done.

We decided to take the southern route through the mountains to the coast and avoid the San Ramon/Esparza construction, so we stopped in Atenas for lunch, and to try and find a cable for the ipod. We ended up leaving Atenas later than we would have liked, so we had only made it about two thirds of the way back before it got dark. With the darkness came the torrential downpours, of course, so I got to drive once again in a pitch black waterfall on unfamiliar roads that often don't have lines painted on them. I had loads of fun!

We got back in time for a BBQ at Geoff's, and a swim. Rob and I moved out to our own place. Sadly a horribly dirty room at Ruby's with visible mold growing on the bathroom walls and a bed that felt like a slab of concrete with a blanket on it. Yuck.

We had originally planned to stay for three nights, because it was supposed to only be $30 per night - but one night was enough. On the way out, they told us it was actually $40, because there were two people. That was really the last straw. "Nope" says I, "We were told 20 dollares, no 20 mil colones. And that was that.

Lincoln and Deanna have rented a studio apartment at the Green Forest, and we had been told we could stay in one ourselves for $50 per night. Turns out it was actually $35. Beautiful!