Hey gang. RT here.

Well, it's 12:30 and I'm through for the day.

But it went very well.

First, the jacuzzi. It's up on the top floor of the hotel. Outside, but no one can see in. This will be ideal for bringing a girl up when you have her for an all-nighter. Just another free service of the Hotel Presidente.

Then I rested and went and lost some more money at one of the casinos.

My first stop after dinner and shower was the Park Hotel. Tuesday is Free Blow Job Night. Here's how it works: You drink and you get raffle tickets. Every half hour or so, the owner comes out and calls a number until there's a winner. Then, off you go with the girl of your choice. This place wasn't crowded. There were 6 girls and about 15 guys. Some of them had dozens of raffle tickets.

There's something for everyone at the Park Hotel. I ranked the six girls, and there was a 3, a 4, a 5, a 6, a7 and an 8. The 8 might really be a 7, but she looked just like this chick in my office, so I bumped her up. I would have had no problems going off with three of the girls there.

I started talking to the guy next to me. It turns out that he was from West Palm Beach and came to visit seven years ago and hasn't returned yet. He was a friendly sort and gave me the low down on the different clubs, etc. He had plenty to talk about. I haven't mentioned it before, but I have run into friendly ex-pat Americans everywhere in San Jose. They all love it. I can see why.

RTGOOCH TIP #6: Talk to the other guys at the bar. First, it's sure nice to hear English and second, it could change your life.

Well, I didn't win through two drawings, and I knew that I would be back Friday for the show, so I left my new friend and hopped a cab to Club Idem.

INTERESTING COSTA RICA INFO: Internet cafes abound here. There has got to be 5 within a two block radius of the hotel. And cheap, too. The prices range from 300 to 500 colonnes per hour (about $1-$1.50). Sure beats Kinkos. This one is full of Asian guys (about 10 of 'em), all playing this multi-player interactive war game at different terminals. It's strange hearing Chinese. You get used to Spanish here. One thing though, typing on a Spanish keyboard sucks. Other than the letters, nothing is where it is supposed to be. And when I get back, I will probably screw up on my keyboard.

Club Idem is an on-site club. You go in, have a drink, look at the available ladies, and use a room upstairs. There's no negotiating -- it's a one-price operation. I get the only cab driver in San Jose who hasn't heard of this club. But armed with my map and having scouted it earlier on my walking tour, we got there.

I have read reports praising the women at this club. These reports are on the mark. Bravo to the club's operators for assembling this high-quality assortment. There were roughly 15 girls there, none lower than a high 6 ranging up to the 8 category. There were less guys than girls, so it was even better. My radar zoomed in immediately on this young looking, smaller girl wearing a cute sun dress. I finally caught her eye and invited her over to the bar for a drink.

Her name is (I want to say) Natalia. I could be wrong. Anyhow, she's about 5 foot 2, and can't weigh 100 lbs soaking wet, with a small but pretty rack. Oh yeah, she's 18 and from Costa Rica. She speaks less English than I do Spanish, but she was a pretty good sport and very friendly while we tried to communicate with each other. I finally asked how much for the hour, and was told 14,000 colonnes (about $43). Once again, I recited my mantra: vamanos. And vamanos we did.

The rooms upstairs were just big enough to hold a queen sized bed, table and two chairs. It was clean and there was a mirror on the wall, so I was happy.

What followed was great: DFK: yes; DATY; yes, to completion; French: yes, without translator and WAY enthusiastic; F/S: of course, with multiple positions and again lots of enthusiasm. Did I have a good time: Duh.

We hit it off fairly well, so I may make another stop to see her before I go back home. It turns out the club closes at midnight during the week, so if I knew that and had any energy left, I easily could have negotiated for an extended visit for the whole evening. I may still do this. I just wish the language problem was less.

I took another $1.50 cab ride and here I am in the internet cafe, keeping you up to date.

RTGOOCH TIP #7: Get your ass down here. What are you waiting for?

Well, that's it for day 2 of my adventure (I can't believe I've only been here 27 hours). More excitement tomorrow. I'm going to return to Bogart's and don't forget -- look for me on the internet at 11 am florida time on Wednesday. The url is: http://www.hoteldelrey.com/webcam/index.html I will be the guy in the right-hand corner of the picture, leaning over the bar.

Take care,

RT