On The Road - Pan America


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167 viewsThe Costa Rica of the eco-tourism travel agency brochures…
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267 viewsTeresa is from Setubal in Portugal, and probably the first woman to defeat the cruel 20% grades of Costa Rican lush mountains on a Nicaragua made “touring” mountain bike: a Linx “desierto”.
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133 viewsBird is the word in Costa Rica.
More them 850 species been recorded. More then enough to satisfy the most avid of the bird watchers
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148 viewsThe treacherous gravel road on the way to laguna Hule.
Heredia province
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126 viewsLaguna Hule, viewed from our cabin at mirador bosque alegre.
our reward alter a arduous cycling day.
heredia province
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126 viewsAgricultural housing (not for rent!)Along highway 5.
Heredia province
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143 viewsA white nosed coatí .
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133 viewsThe crater of Vulcan Poas (2704m) is 1.3km across and 300m deep.
Small eruptions take place periodically
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194 viewsFrom left: Pedro, Teresa, me and Luis Salgueiro.
Luis, a native from Leiria (my home town) Portugal, and living in Costa Rica, was our host in San José
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129 viewsTravelling in the rainy season one has to adapt to the weather conditions.
Here some cloths hanging to dry all over the bikes while we have a lunch break at dominical beach.
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151 viewsSalted cod fish that Pedro brought from Portugal, been ''de-salted'' in a water bottle while-we-rode
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135 viewsSurfers challenge the pacific waves at dominical beach.
Not far from here, deeper into Osa peninsula is Pavones beach, said to have the longest left break in the world lasting 3 minutes.
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