Bienvenidos a Costa Rica amigos!

Greetings friends and thanks for tuning in!

We’re happy to announce we’ve made it safely to the country of Costa Rica.
Our adventure began on our CVAS shuttle ride – where we met some great folks and chatted our entire way to the Minneapolis airport. Mark and Steve (going to Alaska) had a flight leaving around the same time as ours, so we all agreed our trip should start off proper – and left to find ourselves a bloody mary (or a huge glass of beer if you’re Meghan). What nice guys – and we learned we knew of a lot of the same people in the Chippewa Valley & Menomonie areas.

Meghan and Steve!

Jerry and Mark enjoying happy hour at MSP!

Alas it came time for our flights and a quick 3 hours later, we arrived at the fear-mongering, all-too-scary Denver International Airport. Conspiracy theorists and others have written for years about the Denver airport, with articles ranging from the sculpture up front of the Fourth Horse of the Apocalypse to the murals throughout the airport. A great (and fairly straightforward interpretation of all things Denver Airport can be found HERE). We’ll let you decide. I think it’s something worth people’s time to read about – as 4+ billion dollars were spent building the place. The statue, symbols, and murals are there. We have (and included two) photos to prove it.

Children of the World Dream of Peace – Mural by Leo Tanguma. Is it supposed to be read from left to right, or right to left? There is a HUGE difference between the two options…

Children of the World Dream of Peace – Mural by Leo Tanguma. Is it supposed to be read from left to right, or right to left?

The murals, from what we can tell are intended to be read from left to right (as most people read and observe things from left to right). These two murals, meant to be read as a single piece according to the artist, either shows the freedom of the world and its people after despair and persecution (reading it right-to-left) or the free world being enslaved and killed as some power raises (reading it left-to-right).

Notice the dead Nazi-like character at the bottom on the left (first) mural. To the right, (second) the mural portrays the rise of this same character and obliteration of the people of earth. Dead (limp) children are presented in this mural as well. Read the section on Murals in the link HERE .

Why would something like this exist in a 4+ billion dollar airport?

Blue Mustang – by Luiz Jimenez

“Blue Mustang” as named by Luiz Jimenez, greets all visitors at the Denver International Airport. Complete with red eyes and a death record. Yes, as if the physical appearance of this statue isn’t enough to intimidate the dogs protecting the temple of Gozer (Ghostbuster fans stop laughing), this statue killed its creator Jimenez by severing a main artery in his leg. Some say this horse is a tribute to the Pale Horse (final) of the Apocalypse. Interesting indeed….

During our Indiana Jones adventure through D.I.A – we saw this cute little guy.
Being rescued by a nice lady who thought lamb chops were horrible (as do I), he’s on his way to an animal sanctuary in Oregon. Our friend Bethany will appreciate this and will no doubt recognize the irony and timeliness of our encounter, as I think encountering something like this at an airport is pretty rare.

Cute little dude we were introduced to during our trip to Denver International Airport.

Boarding our plane at 11:30 pm – our 5 hour flight to Costa Rica began!

Departing Costa Rica!

Let us know what you think about the Denver International Airport – and stop back tomorrow to learn about our first day, a 4 hour bus trip through the mountains, lizards and cuban cigars!