Out of town on the first ferry on Saturday morning , not a good move (bit like weekend ferry escape to Calais-mega busy). Fantastic trip for just over an hour on much bigger vessel the night before. Most of the Ticas where getting pretty mellow on various kinds of alcohol at 9 am. Arrived in Paquera and the heat got to the top levels. We cycled, with plenty of stops, for around 45 km, passing some serious hills and their refreshing resultant drops. Teresa spotted a very rare red parrot (Scarlet Macaw) as she was dragging slowly behind. Other animals and birds abounded along the roadsides. Watermelon and ice cream breaks were mandatory!
We were intending to cycle to the much hyped tourist destination of Montezuma, but heat, tiredness and new plans forced a change Having cycled past Curu nature reserve, we opted to spend a day at a campsite on a beach 14kms from the park. Tambor town and beach became our destination and being alymost 100% non-touristy we got a bit of Tica charm on a peninsular dominated by North Americans on short breaks. We have been the only foreign tourists on the campsite and I think it’s purely because “LP” has not mentioned anything about the place (perfect). A really nice touch was the rain forest stretching along the beach, amazing company of birds and lizards. Swim, dinner followed by a drink from the local store, Latin music from the bar, family bbq’s and waves breaking on the shore.
We were intending to cycle to the much hyped tourist destination of Montezuma, but heat, tiredness and new plans forced a change Having cycled past Curu nature reserve, we opted to spend a day at a campsite on a beach 14kms from the park. Tambor town and beach became our destination and being alymost 100% non-touristy we got a bit of Tica charm on a peninsular dominated by North Americans on short breaks. We have been the only foreign tourists on the campsite and I think it’s purely because “LP” has not mentioned anything about the place (perfect). A really nice touch was the rain forest stretching along the beach, amazing company of birds and lizards. Swim, dinner followed by a drink from the local store, Latin music from the bar, family bbq’s and waves breaking on the shore.