Day 1 - Arrived safely. Tronadora just over 200 kms from San Jose but
takes several hours due to narrow winding roads. Speed only 40, 60
& 80 kms, but most often 40 due to construction, trucks stopping,
etc. and that's the main highway. The county roads are gravel, filled
with potholes, and slightly wider than one lane with no shoulder and
drop offs ranging from a foot to 1000 feet straight down the mountain.
It's an interesting challenge when you meet cars and trucks coming
(usually very fast) the other way.
Excitement for the day - couldn't find the house so went to the local store. No hablo Ingles. Once the clerk figured out we were looking for Coryn's house (Ko-reen), she had her husband come on his scooter with their young son to show us the way. We had missed the road because we thought it was a dry river bed. Turns out the gravel roads are the good ones. Side roads here are constructed of rocks and mud.
Lesson - always rent a four-wheel drive SUV. Costa Rican's (Tico's) are very helpful and friendly. When you give a little boy Tico a dollar, he'll jump around and scream and laugh so hard it makes your eyes water.
Excitement for the day - couldn't find the house so went to the local store. No hablo Ingles. Once the clerk figured out we were looking for Coryn's house (Ko-reen), she had her husband come on his scooter with their young son to show us the way. We had missed the road because we thought it was a dry river bed. Turns out the gravel roads are the good ones. Side roads here are constructed of rocks and mud.
Lesson - always rent a four-wheel drive SUV. Costa Rican's (Tico's) are very helpful and friendly. When you give a little boy Tico a dollar, he'll jump around and scream and laugh so hard it makes your eyes water.
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