We made it. All the Avengers held up well (until about the last 30 minutes) of a very long day. Having arrived at grandparent's house late Thursday to wake up at 5:00 this morning- things went well.
Flights were as expected and no major delays. There was one surprise with a student missing his flight and having to fly standby, but he was able to get on the group flight and all was good. Muy bien!
It was a long day though. From roughly 5:00 am to 3:00 in the afternoon, we were traveling. Hulk naturally slept on and off, but not a good, long nap. Thor dozed off for a bit on the second flight.
The airport at San Jose was as expected. There was a long line to go through immigration. However, everything I have been told about Ticos came true. As we were standing in a rather long line, a nice man came over, got us out of line and took the family through immigration. MUY BUENO! This saved us about 30-45 minutes of standing in a line. That can be such a long time for little Avengers.
So, we got our luggage, made it through customs and got on the CPI bus. Perfecto!
We spent the next 3 hours or so driving to Volcan Arenal. It was a good drive, nice to sit down and rest. The food was even better than I remember. However, it was a late day and we were completely exhausted. Finally got to bed around 10:30/11:00 at night. Buenos Noches.
Watch as the Avengers (the Diehm Family) navigate through life's many exciting adventures. So the question is, what is up with the Avengers? Bet you didn't know it, but we ARE the Avengers (especially in the eyes of our children). Pretty cool, right? Only Avenger names are used in the blog. So watch out as Hawk Eye, Black Widow, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and Hulk assemble.
