Blogs from La Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean

I read somewhere that you should scare yourself once a day.... well, at Salinas Bay in Costa Rica I got a years worth in 2 days.... We came north from Guiones on the Nosara coast to cross the border into Nicaragua. As Salinas Bay was conveniently along the way, it would've been unforgivable not to stop off and check out the legendary kite surfing destination with its famed white sand beaches, turquoise blue water and consistent wind (sixth windiest place in the world, according to the locals), in a massive bay that stretches across the Pacific coast border of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The drive north from Nosara showed the contrast that is modern Costa Rica. It commenced as more delightful Nicoya Peninsula - rough dusty roads round sandy headlands, stunning secluded beaches, dry tropical forrest, ... read more

Alright final week.... So I did decide to head to Playa Gigante I almost convinced Lauren to come for a day or 2 but she didn't want to have to deal with all the buses and walking in. I wound up missing my 12:30 bus from SJDS to Rivas because it left early then the 1pm bus left super late so I was worried I was going to miss the last bus out towards the beaches but luckily I just made that one. I got off at the intersection and started hoofing the 5/6 km to the beach. I got a couple Kms in and a construction truck filled with sand and cement bags slowed down enough for me to hop on the back with some local school kids and a couple workers. The kids and ... read more

We got the rv all figured out, it turns out we needed a new coil. With this replaced, the test drive worked, so we said our goodbyes again, and headed for the boarder. We stayed the night in Conception and crossed in the morning, quite easily, and much quicker than when we entered panama. The rv was running great, until about lunch time, when it started to sputter, and decided to quit. There were lots of nice Ticos who came to our aid, and eventually, they found the mechanic we needed, one that knew something about carborators, and eventually got it running enough to drive up the road to his shop. The guy took our carb out, gave it a good cleaning and then put it back in. It worked brilliantly. The next day we continued ... read more