For those mono lingual amongst us who get to go to paradise in the rainy season, make sure you know what derrumbes en la carretera means. you'll see it a lot and you'll be surprized when you see your first one, especially on the road from SJO to the beach.
Es un hueco grande a infierno. It's a landslide or cave in depending. this time of year it's when rain washes away the dirt from under the outside lanes normally in mountainous area.
gotta love that universal 35km speed limit and when it says warning landslides, they dont necessarily mean above you.
the roads aren't as bad as they used to be between SJO and Jaco. Where are you referring to Senor Chicarrone?
pretty sure most formula and grand prix racers retire into delivery truck drivers in Central America. I have seriously seen these guys drifting semi trucks on the dirt roads. Hold on tight.
the one you just said, plus the one from Dominical thru San Isidro to SJO. it's been since 05 that I've had the thrill ride.
In 01 we got run off the beach in mal pais by the police. ended up in Cabuya. we had to get provisions in Cobano. The wifey never hitch hiked before. her first ride was on a flat bed with no side rails. we were on the beach road so the driver was going slow. it was a great ride and the view was stupendous with critters running over head and a birds eye view of the rocks. UNTIL he got to the jungle road when he kicked it in the azz. the wifey is 5' nothing and a half. As the driver would rip around hair pin curves, the wife's feet would leave the bed. I had to hook a leg to keep her in place. she said she'd never hitch hike again. "we ain't walking back" it responded. good times
You gotta appreciate a country that thinks they can solve drainage probles by having hundreds of PVC pipe come out of a wall of cement 100ft high (new highway from SJO to Jaco). Of course if it was the US, we would just blow the frickin mountain up...that's why I love the Pura Vida country, don't disturb the surrounding earth! Besides, it improves your driving skills when having to avoid falling mountain sides and boulders the size of trucks as well as vacas, caballos, gatos, perros, hombres y mujeres en bicicletas. Can't wait to head back in June for some gallo y pinto and muchas cervezas Imperials!!! Hasta luego mi hermanos!!!
Heading down there for my first trip over labor day. You guys make it sound like an adventure just getting to the coast from SJ. Been looking at cams for Hermosa etc. and am getting pretty psyched.
it is definately an adventure getting to the coast. Jaco is relatively close but if you are driving from SJO to Pavones, or even ST you wont have the chance to drive like an american.....hold on tight and be hyper aware of your surroundings, and learn from my mistakes that what appears to be a 6 inch deep river crossing, may in fact be up to the windows on the car...however the place is cool enough that the first person to come along will help you. At least in my experiences, Chich I think has spent alot more time there than I have.
True about getting help Blackfish. we were heading to the Osa for Semana Santa and the bridge was broken by this, we went down the road to another river crossing. there were kids swimming around. one swam over to a spot and was ankle deep. my buddy started across, went off the path and got stuck. behind us was a bulldozer. he said he'd help but had no chain. the guy behind him had chain. he got us out and was walking toward us with dollar signs in his eyes. I caught him mid stream, handed him an ice cold imperial, gave one to the chain guy, and his big headed buddy. they smiled and waved us an adios.
