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Britt Coffee, and Back to San Jose

Monday, January 5th, 2009

The final stop was a tour of the Britt coffee plant, which was very entertaining. They have a small coffee plant field that you walk though with two guides who basically do a comedy routine while educating you about the plants, the beans and the process from fruit to roasted bean. The last part of the tour is in a small theater where they reenact coffee’s history in a campy and humorous play. Lots of fun, but I liked the coffee we bought in Fortuna much better.

Britt Coffee Plant

Britt coffee plant.

Entering San Jose, Costa Rica

San Jose traffic.

San Jose Rainbow

San Jose rainbow.

Dinner tonight was the group’s last time together, so it was a more formal meal at the top of the hotel we stayed at. The Holiday Inn is the second tallest building in San Jose, so the view from the 17th floor after dark was wonderful.

Group Shots

Monday, January 5th, 2009

While in Sarchi we took a picture of the tour group.

Group Photo

And a shot of Paul (right), Marcos (left) and a friend of theirs in Sarchi.

Marcos, Paul and a Friend

Sarchi

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Our last full day in Costa Rica, and the main agenda item is to get back to San Jose to fly out tomorrow. We had three stops along the way – the first was in a town whose name I missed, where we walked around the plaza, visited the church, and most importantly had ice cream. Kevin and I have agreed that a proper diet should include ice cream three hours after breakfast every day if possible.

View From The Front Seat

Our turn in the front seat today. Much more thrilling than I thought – this bus is gigantic.

Our lunch stop was in the town of Sarchi, which is famous for their painted oxcarts and painted everything else. We watched some of the local artists painting souvenirs.

Painter in Sarchi

Painter in Sarchi

Paint

Cans of paint.

Paint

Paint pots.

Palette

Palette detail.

Artist's Drawers

Artist’s drawers.