The return journey of an overnight trip to Costa Rica on the bus in order to get my rear hub repaired proves quite entertaining. Back on the bus, road blocks and riot police create a blockage about fifty kilometres from the border that has to be circumnavigated through jungle and banana plantations.
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Also tagged border crossings, friends, leavingWe are riding on a uninspired stretch of highway at dusk considering our camping options in a world of pervading dampness when we pass a shiny red fire truck parked on the opposite side of the road. Touring cyclists have a long association with fire stations but none of us have tried asking for accommodation […]
Also tagged a place to stay, friends, ordinary angelsWhen I finally limp into Alajuela, Sarah and Tom still aren’t there. I check into a hostel and make the trip by bus back to Liberia to pick up my mail. Liberia happens to be home to some very fine bike shops and so my first purchase with the long awaited bankcard is a new […]
Also tagged camping, friends, rainAll in all, I am pretty glad to be back on the road and the road on southern side of Lake Arenal heading towards the volcano proves to be a fine one.
Also tagged bike, things breakI am still waiting for my debit card to arrive from Australia. It has been something in the order of six weeks since the card was sent and although I have been in daily phone contact with the Liberia Post Office where it is supposed to be held, once it finally arrives, on the Lista […]
Also tagged waitingSarah and Tom are an Australian/British couple that I have been in correspondence with for what seems like a very very long time. We have been playing tag through several countries without ever quite catching up with each other and I have almost given up hope of actually getting to meet them. Fate, however, has […]
Also tagged friends, serendipityI’m stuck in Costa Rica waiting for my new bank card to arrive. Sadly, it’s a small country and not one I’m particularly interested in. However, I can definitively report at this point in time that if you cook for yourself and camp it is not an expensive place to visit. A pineapple, a butternut […]
Also tagged pacific ocean, the seaI know it’s de riguer to complain about how expensive and inauthentic Costa Rica is but, after a grand total of three days, I have to say I’m liking it so far. It is full of birds and they have names like the shining honeycreeper. I bought a papaya, a head of garlic, three sweet […]
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