NOTE: This portion of our trip to Costa Rica with annotations and photos is not finished. The scenes and captions that you see in this blog are the last images of the journey. So that you can view the vacation chronologically when you first open the blog, in the order in which the activities took place on the trip, I have to edit the blog of last event first, and move backward in time to our first activities in Costa Rica last. (Confusing, isn't it!)

Martino Hotel and Spa

With three days left in our vacation, we decided to move to a resort close to the airport. The Martino Resort and Spa is a five-star hotel with the trappings of luxuriance. The unit had every thing from tennis and basketball courts to a separate gym facility that provided 39 different exercise machines. Our room included a king-sized bed and extensive wooden paneling, even for the bathroom counter!

The view of our room and swimming pool below was enjoyed at every meal. Each breakfast began with a compote of papaya, pineapple, watermelon and strawberries.

Carol is swimming laps in the hotel's pool, which is longer in length than the pool we use regularly in our home town of Eugene, Oregon. (The balcony where we ate our meals is visible in the background.)

Michelangelo's “David” thought that swimsuits were optional in the swimming pool. Carol, being very modest, was shocked by his lack of modesty, so … she kept an eye on him!

Though married for over 50 years to the same woman, I found a new love! (This would be an appropriate time to finish the account of our trip to Costa Rica.)