Day 4 - Intro to Baldi

Slept in today until 5:45am. Anna and I took a walk this morning and got back to the hotel room around 7am. Kids were still sleeping. Figured they had enough rest for the night, so they were rustled out of bed and scurried to the morning trough for some Costa Rican vittels.

After breakfast we proceeded to go into La Fortuna to the Super Christian #4. The #4 was a nice little supermarket right on the outskirts of town. We picked up some well depleted supplies and headed down the road.

Baldi – Wow….This resort was amazing. Somehow we eluded security at the front entrance because we strolled in as if we owned the place. This was another place like Springs Resort and Spa. Anna thought “The Bachelor” was filmed here. I can see why. This place had natural gardens that were to die for. Pools were stacked one after another, each on seeming more luxurious than the next. Some had wet bars in the center, others had magnificent cascading waterfalls as their centerpiece. In the middle of the property there was a huge helipad for incoming guests. We walked the grounds for about 30-40 minutes before leaving and heading further south.

After Baldi, we drove to the south side of La Fortuna and had lunch at a small soda. We of course couldn’t speak Spanish and no one there admitted to speaking English, so we made due. We knew the word for chicken was “pollo” and salad was “ensalada”. The rest was just a crap shoot. Ten minutes later we received a meal that any grandma would make. Rice, beans, chicken leg and a wonderful salad. We ate as we watched the local school kids pass by going home for lunch.