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Bugs and Booze
The bus ride from Puerto Jimenez to Manuel Antonio was one of the scariest experiences of my life. The dirt road was barely wide enough for the bus we were on. There were parts where I thought we were going to fall off the 150 ft cliff we were on. And the bus driver was hauling ass, taking blind corners going 50mph. All it would have taken was one …
Sloth and Tourists
... sont fermés les Lundis. Se sera donc plage le matin et piscine l’après midi pour nous occuper. C’est rare d’avoir autant de confort alors on en profite. En fait on avait pas vraiment le choix car il n’y avait pas d’hôtel moins chers, alors quitte à payer on a choisi celui avec un peu de luxe! Il faut le dire, Costa Rica et ses habitants les Ticos sont prêt a recevoir les touristes : eco lodges, restaurants, magasins ...
Sloths, Monkeys & Bulls, Oh My!
... would jump in and out of the bull area. They would have the bull chase them or they would hit it so it would get all riled up. No one working the event was regulating this. It was a free-for-all. At one point, a spectator ran in with the bull and started antagonizing a lot. So much that the bull pushed him down and nearly stopped on his face. (See the pictures for proof of this madness). The rodeo people gave him a t-shirt. Weird. I know!
It was like ...
Useful info
... the town and get some snacks. Jym was still hungry. Then we noticed the AC was not working right. It was blowing but all hot air. It is VERY hot and humid here. At least in the mountain areas we were at previously it was cooler with the breeze. I mean it was humid and one short walk resulted in profuse sweating but this place is worse than Florida. Luckily we drove past an Economy Rental office by dumb luck. It was closed but we thought we could visit in ...
Day 20
... but incredibly taxing. Very very hot. Amazingly I only had to stop to get off the bike once, on a steep uphill, and it was because of the sun. For the rest I just dropped to the easiest gear and kept on pedaling. I thought it was pretty great actually. Got a lot of tips from Stefano.
Dropped me back off at the bus station, caught bus back to Manuel Antonio. Came back to my room at the Costa Linda ...
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