Another early morning to catch the bus to Quepos. The drive down the winding gravel road was interesting due to the wash outs and steep sides. As we descended down the mountain range it gradually got warmer and to our surprise we saw the sun!! It was a pleasant surprise. We stopped off for breakfast along the way where we saw a cool lizard who liked chewing green leaves.
Along the way near Jaco, we stopped off at the crocodile bridge. It seems everyone does this as there were at least 50 people on the highway bridge looking over the edge at these big monsters. Tan had a chance to do a Stevie Irwin and wrestle one before crossing. These crocs in estuarine water were happy basking in the mud. The biggest would have been around 4m in length and we got to see them have a scrap over a piece of real estate.
The beaches on the Pacific side around Jaco were white sands and awesome. It was great to see the sea again.
As we got closer to Quepos, the sun turned to cloud and it wasn’t long until it was raining again, typically hard as well. Near Parrita, there were lots of palm plantations where the fruit is harvested for it’s oil. Now this oil is used to make bio-diesel. This is a major road and to our disbelief there were two one lane bridges, former raiol bridges. Our leader, Erick, mentioned that at times he has waited in the bus for up to 45 minutes to pass just one of the bridges. Lucky for us, it took about ten minutes and we were through. The bridge itself wasn’t in the best of shape with cross hatched rail road tracks and bits of steel providing a spaced base to travel across.
In Quepos, itself an uninspiring town we drove up the hill to hotel, Mono Azul (Blue Monkey). It’s a nice hotel and out of the razor wire rich township.
That night we went to Mamma Mia, where the sevice was slow (as we were told) but it was well worth the wait. The prawns were sensational and the beer was cold.
Along the way near Jaco, we stopped off at the crocodile bridge. It seems everyone does this as there were at least 50 people on the highway bridge looking over the edge at these big monsters. Tan had a chance to do a Stevie Irwin and wrestle one before crossing. These crocs in estuarine water were happy basking in the mud. The biggest would have been around 4m in length and we got to see them have a scrap over a piece of real estate.The beaches on the Pacific side around Jaco were white sands and awesome. It was great to see the sea again.As we got closer to Quepos, the sun turned to cloud and it wasn’t long until it was raining again, typically hard as well. Near Parrita, there were lots of palm plantations where the fruit is harvested for it’s oil. Now this oil is used to make bio-diesel. This is a major road and to our disbelief there were two one lane bridges, former raiol bridges. Our leader, Erick, mentioned that at times he has waited in the bus for up to 45 minutes to pass just one of the bridges. Lucky for us, it took about ten minutes and we were through. The bridge itself wasn’t in the best of shape with cross hatched rail road tracks and bits of steel providing a spaced base to travel across.
In Quepos, itself an uninspiring town we drove up the hill to hotel, Mono Azul (Blue Monkey). It’s a nice hotel and out of the razor wire rich township.That night we went to Mamma Mia, where the sevice was slow (as we were told) but it was well worth the wait. The prawns were sensational and the beer was cold.
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