We left San Jose around 10am for a 5 hour trip to Samara. Originally, I had intended to take the ferry from Puntarenas to Montezuma and drive along the coast - but indications were that ferries fill early and the drive would be mostly dirt roads and probably take 8 or more hours - so we opted to go around and take the bridge. That was an adventure as well. Once out of the city, traffic was heavy at times until well past the airport, but generally OK. Though a major highw

We flew nonstop from Dulles to San Jose International airport in Costa Rica. There is only one nonstop on United from Dulles per week, but a 4 1/2 hour direct flight is much better than flying through other cities. The terminal is good sized and was very busy as many flights come in on a Saturday. Our reserved car was from Europcar who only has a offsite location. I knew the cost of the vehicle was cheap - but I should have realized that something was up. They try to upse