DAY 62e
Week 9
DOMINICAL ~ Beaches & Rain Showers (Puntarenas, CRI)
Wednesday May 15th, 2019
TODAYS MILEAGE – 185 miles / 298 kilometres
TRIP MILEAGE – 21,753 miles / 35,008 kilometres
Rather fortuitously, we walked past the local Budget rental agency that was reopening after lunch and enquired about a vehicle for the day. Lila negotiated a fee of $35 for a Toyota Yaris that upon first inspection would have been utilised as the Student Driver vehicle, but hey – sure beats walking down to Dominical, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) away to the south.
We were just heading out of Quepos when we came across a young lady with her daughter on the side of the road, trying to hitchhike. On a whim, we turned around and picked them up and with Lila’s help with the Spanish, we found out that the woman had travelled the 40+ kilometres (25+ miles) from her home in seeking employment.
Felt so much better for turning around and picking them up after hearing that. 
We got to the beaches of Dominical and had only just stepped away from the vehicle before the heavens opened up, but based on how late in the day it was and by the 5 minutes it took to drive through the centre of town, we weren't going to miss much by heading back to Quepos.
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