Costa Rica!

I'm sitting here early in the morning have a ham and cheese croissant, danish and freshly squeezed OJ on the veranda of a gorgeous hotel complex in San Jose.  Last night when I arrived, driving down the lit driveway with coffee plantations on either side to the grand entrance, I realized I may have to reevaluate my top 5 hotels of all time I've stayed in.  I'm thinking the old-time, wood-paneled B&B we stayed in in York may get bumped out.

There's a great use of cross ventilations - open spaces and just general vernacular architecture being used.  I remembered to bring my camera so will hopefully snag a few pictures.  It's overcast right now with the energy of the T-storms in the air - but no rain yet.  My hotel room steps out onto a private veranda that leads down to a gorgeous swimming pool (not private).  I think it's the off-season as the place isn't crowded which gives you a sense of more intamacy.

Well, off to my first project meeting of the day.  I wanted to capture this moment as I look out at banana trees and the hustle and bustle of the morning get started for folks.  I have a back log of posts written while off-line that I haven't had a chance to throw up.  My new routine seems to be lacking a place to regularly blog.  So excuse my absense for the moment.