My new assignment is in Siquirres, which is 3-ish hours by bus from San Jose.

The ride was up and down windy roads through the jungle. Alternately sunny and rainy, we were trapped motionless on the road for about 30 minutes ... no clue why, but I've assumed a crash on the road. The entire way there was construction on the side where I've assumed they are building a second 2 lane highway to ease the bumper-to-bumper traffic heading to the port of Limon.

I watched kids jumping into rain swollen streams and road workers sitting down for lunch. About halfway we stopped at a large restaurant for a break, and hawkers came onto the bus to ply their wares -- it looked like fruit chips, but I'm not sure. They were walking up and down the aisle shouting out the name of the stuff.

After the break the 40-year-old next to me spent a good 45 seconds staring at a dick-pic on her phone which she clearly wanted me to see. Sadly, I did.......