Early-morning start: This past weekend, Chris, Julie and fellow Global Student Teaching student and Wisconsin native, Ian Phelps, took a nine-hour bus ride from San Jose, Costa Rica to Boquete, Panama. The purpose was partially for Tico Times work and partly for vacation. The bus left around 7:30 a.m.
It's important to buy snacks and drinks before squeezing ourselves into the 55-passenger motor coach for half a day. Therefore, a balanced diet of Gatorade, coffee and cookies would have to suffice until lunch.
Above, Ian stocks up at the Tracopa bus station in San Jose.
Old or abandoned buildings are scattered throughout San Jose. The ride out of the city takes half an hour to 45 minutes because of urban sprawl and traffic congestion.
By the time we've settled into our seats and prepared for the long journey, the scenery changes. Most of the rest of Costa Rican landscape consists of small towns and coffee and fruit farms. We do, however, travel through a large river valley and a mountain pass.
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