Got up in to the sound of rain and had to pack everything in drizzle. Cycled remaining 11 km to the summit which took me another 2.5 hours in extremely unpleasant conditions. Wandered around the crater which was a bit disappointing due to the cloudy conditions. On a good day they you can see Pacific and Caribbean Sea at the same time. Well such is life!
After a nice coffee and cake, the cycle down took me only 40mins after which I started av new route towards Turrialba. Half way through a high level of exhaustion I crashed!. In horrible rainy conditions my back tyre had blocked and skidded sideways. The next think I knew, I had panniers all over the road and painful elbow. Luckily nothing serious but a good lesson for riding in the rain (the helmet had been useful too).
Turrialba was an absolutely splendid little town, compatible in feeling with Newbury. Got a hotel and did my washing. Put up my tent to dry in the room too and after sorting out my wounds, I left for wander around. The square in the centre of town reminded me of the one in Manzanillo (Cuba) .
I had a some veggies, rice, some biscuits and couple of beers which send me straight to bed :-)
After a nice coffee and cake, the cycle down took me only 40mins after which I started av new route towards Turrialba. Half way through a high level of exhaustion I crashed!. In horrible rainy conditions my back tyre had blocked and skidded sideways. The next think I knew, I had panniers all over the road and painful elbow. Luckily nothing serious but a good lesson for riding in the rain (the helmet had been useful too).
Turrialba was an absolutely splendid little town, compatible in feeling with Newbury. Got a hotel and did my washing. Put up my tent to dry in the room too and after sorting out my wounds, I left for wander around. The square in the centre of town reminded me of the one in Manzanillo (Cuba) .
I had a some veggies, rice, some biscuits and couple of beers which send me straight to bed :-)