September 24

So much for taking the car to Panama! So it turns out after speaking with the lawyer that went to court with me for the accident. The courts automatically put a lean on your car until the case is sorted out...seems they did not lift the lean even thought it was all sorted...So will sort that out next week when back in CR.
So we left SJO around 10 am and headed for the border.
There's a bridge along the way to Jaco that boasts a lot of crocs, wow they were not joking! They kept popping up from everywhere!

 Oh yes tourists come down to the edge of the river for a fee and you can feed the crocs! 

NOT!

Then on to Jaco & Quepos, Manuel Antonio, 

not exactly sure where we took these shots along the way...

So we haul ass to the border, find secure parking at the border for my car and head to the CR exit point, no problems...then we head to the Panama entry point and here we go!

We had to go buy bus tickets only available to SJO to show we were leaving Panama $40 each, 

then we also needed to show $500 each! 

Anyhow sorted ourselves out...and we cross into Panama, 

hopped a shuttle for $3 each to David about 1-1 & 1/2 away.

Once at the bus station we crab a $2 cab ride to our hotel. 

Not the Ritz but suitable for a night's sleep!

Let's get a cold beer and some food!