San Jose

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I got up very early this morning and returned to the same location where I photographed the Resplendent Quetzal yesterday. Not only did he show up for me, he struck a very photogenic pose. At 5:45am I joined my birding partners from yesterday for an outstanding morning of photography including a second Quetzal. After breakfast I began driving to the Irazu Volcano hoping to match some of the fantastic shots I got at the Poas Volcano which were lost with my stolen cameras. When I stopped for lunch in Cartago I had a chance to do some online research about the volcano only to discover that the emerald green lake pictured in all the photos I have seen is no longer present. Learning this and seeing that the mountains were already under the clouds, I opted to head into downtown San Jose to visit the famed National Theater House.  Having managed, against considerable odds, to avoid damaging my rental car for which I had waived all insurance coverage, I decided not to press my luck driving around the city and returned it early. I met Nico and Karuna at the airport and we took a taxi to the very posh Windham Herradura where we met up with the US National Amputee Soccer contingent that is being hosted here by the Costa Rican team.

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