D.O. Staney 1978 115 Costa Rica, August, 1978 Berkeley to San Jose, C.R. 1 Aug. Left Berkeley today at 5:45 am to catch Pan Am flight 515 to San Jose with Ray Lee. Had no sleep the night before, so the flight was a true grind. Arrived San Jose, after connecting in Guatemala City, at ~5:30 pm. thru customs where they looked in everything quickly then a taxi ride ($50) to the Tala Inn. Noted that it was dark by 6:30, but with heavy cloud cover. Got a room at the Tala ($10) and met some of the biologists staying there. Went to bed early (after a bite at the Hardie's a few blocks away) for some much needed sleep. 2 Aug San Jose Up at 7:30 and out to get permits, etc. Discovered it was a holiday (of the Virgin of Los Angeles) and everything was closed tight. Checked the town out tho, then back to Tala where we found the OTS Class was disposing us of our room. Allen Hyser reserved a car and we moved over to the Pension Costa Rican Inn and got a worse room for more money (~$11/night). Lounged in the PM reading - Ray went to the "Mas-X-Menos" supermarket and was caught in an afternoon rain. Went out