Just when you thought you had all the documents you need to leave this place in comes the Permiso de Salida. A beautifully crafted concept that can only be fumbled by the CR government. If you leave Costa Rica with a baby less than 2 years you must have this document to fly, even if you have matching passports. However to get the permiso you must first get a U.S. Passport. Required document - Original Birth certificate. Check.
So here we all are at Migracion (Immigration) to get the Permiso, first question was I now need the original birth certificate. Of course we explained that the U.S. Embassy took it. I then had to go back to the Registro Civil to get another original. Our biggest problem was trying to make it to the Registro and back before the Migracion closed (our entire reason for this San Jose trip). I was not happy about this or the lost opportunity to debate the concept of multiple originals with the government workers (isn't that copy?). As the day progressed we found ourself back in the park (where the hilarious diaper change took place reposted below)
staring at monsoon thunderstorm heading in while trying to shield Renee's boob from the general public. It all ended ok when we slipped back into Migracion just before they closed. Like most CR activities there are some redeeming qualities. One being the guard who sprinted across the parking lot to hold the umbrella over Fischer as we ran in.
Now back to some relaxin.
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