OK this entry will be really short because there are three computers at the internet ¨cafe¨ and Im getting the evil eye left and right.
After leaving San Juan Del Sur we crossed the border (it took a whopping 4 hours to cross, the longest border crossing by about 3 1/2 hours). It was madness.
From the border we booked it to San Jose where we spent the night and in the morning we went straight to La Iguana Chocolate (http://iguanachocolate.com/) in Mastatal, about 3 hours from the capital city. For $9 a day, I receive food and accommodation in exchange for my labor at this farm set in the Costa Rican jungle mountainsides. The labor can be intensive if you find yourself at the finca (plantation) harvesting cocoa, but usually we work at the main house preparing chocolates to be sold locally. As a volunteer, I get to eat as much chocolate as I like, but Im not limited to just your average truffle. Chocolate milk, chocolate peanut butter brownies, and chocolate covered fruits are in the mix too. Im dying here. Dying of chocolate. But what a way to go!
Weve been out here for a week and we will likely stay for about 5 more days because we absolutely love it. The family that owns the farm doesnt speak English except for thier eldest son who is often at school. Therefore weve found ourselves learning more Spanish than ever.
From here we go to Dominical, then we meet up with Sabrina and Anthony, and after that our long awaited entry to Panama will begin the new phase of our travels. How exciting!
i was just in dominical. it's neat. tiny. apparently rocca verde is the place to be.
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