Journey to the Airport and other adventures (Aug 1-2)

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Yesterday we mostly relaxed to recover from the all the stuff we did the past few days. I did so some logistical things as well. One thing of note was I found a cool iridescent bug in the house, which I captured and released outside.

 

The iridescent bug

Today, we went to go pick up Neil (Sophie’s dad) from the airport. It was a ways to the airport, as we had to drive to San Jose. We were heading there, but then Sophie realized we had missed a turn, so we went a alternate route. It was actually pretty interesting, as it took us on this roundabout way through the city and behind the airport, so we got to see a lot of the city that we otherwise would not have, so we ended up taking the scenic route. Unfortunately I was driving, so I couldn't take pictures

When we got home, we discovered that one of our forks was a 2 for 1 deal! Not sure how this became a double fork, but it was pretty interesting and funny to find!

Weird double fork!
 
In the evening, we went to a restaurant on top of a hill with an amazing view. It was really cool to see down into the valley from that high. The food was nice too, I had a quesadilla.

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 Views from the hilltop restaurant:
 
  

Spider again
 Pictures of the currency. I like the 5 mil note with the Capuchin.


 

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