Thursday, January 8 We followed our standard border crossing day plan and rose early. We ate breakfast and said farewell to the beautiful Costa Rican ocean view. Following up on the tip about a small town border crossing, I researched on ADV and found a great guide to finding your way to Rio Sereno. We […]
Wednesday, January 7 We woke up around 9 am and did yoga on the observation deck above the hotel grounds overlooking the ocean. The hotel had free breakfast that was quite delicious with fresh fruit and tasty bread from the local French baker. Our plan for the day was to spend an afternoon on the […]
Tuesday, January 6 Not desiring to linger in Cartago, we rose early, had our free breakfast, and packed the bikes. Although they had been behind a fence topped with razor wire, they were visible from the street so we slept poorly, waking several times to check on the bikes. We headed back out of town […]
Monday, January 5, 2009 The winds that had been howling all night long were still howling when we rose in the morning. They had been joined by a light rain. Our plan for the day had been to do yoga overlooking the lake and then ride to have lunch at the famous restaurant with a […]
Sunday, January 4 We had a leisurely morning at the hotel, had breakfast, hit the pool and rolled out by noon. The ride to Arenal took about 4 hours. We both were stunned at how much better and smoother the bikes rode on the dirt road after we loosened the chains. Needless to say, my […]
Saturday, January 3 We woke up around 7 am and went to a community yoga class at the Nosara Yoga Institute. There are four different outdoor practice spaces at the Institute all located in the jungle setting. We were in a Tree Top room, overlooking the jungle, listening to the sounds of birds and smelling […]
Friday, January 2 By the morning of the fourth day in Granada we were VERY ready to hit the road. After breakfast at the hotel, we loaded up the bikes and were on our way to the border crossing with Costa Rica. We took the Interamericana all the way down. Mostly an uneventful ride apart […]
When we arrived in Nosara I by chance noticed something I should have noticed a long time ago. We were parking for the umpteenth time to check for a room in one of the hotels when I noticed how little slack there was in Inna’s chain. Mine was even worse. The mistake I had been […]
Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Knowing it was a short ride down to Granada, we had a leisurely morning and had a big breakfast at the Miraflores co-op cafe from the day before. They had great batidos (like smoothies except without added sugars). We packed up the bikes and were on our way. The ride down […]
Monday, December 29 We arose without a firm plan for the day. The holidays had introduced an artificially slow pace in our journey. We wanted to be in a city for New Year’s Eve, and since the rest of the world was also on vacation during these weeks, we had to make reservations in advance […]