I have now officially lost count of the number of trips I've made to Costa Rica since 2004, but they have been numerous.
I am returning October 6-20, 2018, a two-week stay. I'm not sure exactly why I chose to stay for so long; part of it involved airline prices from MSP <--> SJO running above the $1000.00 threshold for main cabin, no perqs, and by booking a trip of this length, I was able to upgrade. I will be staying at the Sportsmen's, although the good ladies at the reception desk have informed me that I'll have to play room roulette for a couple nights and will have to move perhaps twice during my two week stay.
I am coming down in part, to finish up some uncompleted business, and I won't be able to rock and roll all night and party ev-er-y-day... but I'm sure I'll have time to lift a glass with fellow CRT'ers with whom I have forged friendships over the course of 14 years, and new ones too.
I won't see you

so look for the clean shaven, grey haired blind gentleman speaking good Spanish and maybe reading the girls' palms...
Don PapĂ, Dr. Mario, Pacifica55, Mad Hatter, Cayu (spelling?) and anyone else from my sordid history in C.R., please look me up. For at least a couple of you, dinner is on me.
I have a few goals this trip. I'd like to visit Club Alcazar and the Pirate Club, if its still open. I need to explore the salas a bit more than I have in the past. Perhaps I'll try to sit in with the band at the Key Largo, now that Bilko has taken his musical talents elsewhere. Maybe I'll finally take that coffee plantation tour... We'll see. Rest assured, my trip report will be entertaining at least.

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