(To read El Gringo Feo’s Costa Rica Diary from the beginning, start here.)
Thursday, October 11
I made it to Iowa, and thanks to Lara and FedEx, I didn’t have to wear my jungle loincloth to my meetings. In fact, I fit right in with the rest of the business casual crowd.
Cleaning up after two months in the jungle
Four Mounds, the facility where we met, is just outside Dubuque. It’s a wonderful old building — series of buildings, actually — and I always enjoy coming here. The photos don’t do it justice.
Outside of the main building.Living area of the main building, where we gathered to discuss strategy in front of the fireplace. It was cold in Iowa …View of the Upper Mississippi River from Four Mounds. Quite a difference from the Pacific Ocean. They’ve had a lot of rain here, like Uvita, so the river is running high and muddy.I love the restoration they did here. This is the bathroom sink, complete with original fixtures.It took a degree in rocket science to figure out which combination of knobs to turn to get a hot shower. After several failed attempts, I finally figured it out.This door knocker outside one of the suites is very cool.
