Tuesday, Nov 29 heading to Dominical

We awoke again today at 5:00am to pack up and prepare for our 8:00am departure for the long 7.5 hour journey from El Castillo (central mountain volcano region) to Dominical (southern Pacific Ocean coast).

Brief road stop for a coffee and breakfast treat

The GPS unit in our vehicle took us on some REALLY interesting side roads (gravel, dirt, huge pot holes, lots of mud) during MORE rain storms today.  Even though we chose the “fastest route”, I personally think the lady housed in the GPS unit was totally screwing with us!

The GPS states "road"... what  road and what route?  Any ideas?

Driving on the narrow roads and over the one lane bridges in Costa Rica is quite challenging.  Diana recently signed me up for Lumosity, a brain-building app that helps to keep my brain sharp.  One of the games is driving on a track with lots of obstacles.  We had fun today calling out points to all of the crazy things that jumped out in front of us .... tractors, trucks, lots of small dogs, drivers stopped ON the road talking on their phone, animals of many kinds, Ticos walking in the rain, incorrect road signs, and DEEP potholes that seemed to  come out of nowhere.  We prayed for a safe journey along our long route today.  Unfortunately, we came upon an accident where a large truck carrying horses drove off the road.  Some of the horses survived and the rest were dead along the road side. 

As we passed, Diana could see the large truck crashed over the side.  So sad.

        

We stopped in Quepos (a small town about 30 minutes from our destination) to shop for food, beverages and supplies. Then we made the last jaunt down the coast highway to our next AirBnb home on the road.  

WOW… Diana picked another fabulous place to stay ~

CLICK HERE to see where we're staying now

We arrived at 3:30 pm and we were so happy to be here SAFELY.  A very comfortable upper floor studio apartment with a large king bed (rarely found in Costa Rica), complete amenities (including washer and dryer), a small dip pool and a gorgeous view of the Pacific ocean.  It will be WAY COOL if it stops raining “cats and dogs”!

View of Pacific Ocean from our AirBnb unit through the mist and rain

After settling into our unit and enjoying a vodka cocktail on the covered veranda overlooking the beach and rocky coast line, we made a plan to venture out for dinner.  It gets dark here at 5:00 pm, ESPECIALLY on a New Moon like tonight, so it’s pitch black and raining hard while we drove up and down the coast highway looking for this special “Tuna Tuesday” surfer restaurant / bar.  Are you kidding me… we can barely SEE the road and STAY on the road!  We had no success so we headed home and Diana created an improvised dinner with tuna salad, cheeses, chips, tortillas, hot sauces and red wine.  So yummy and cozy in a simple way.

We go with the flow... simple travelers and eaters ANYWHERE in the world

Wednesday will be a NEW adventure and we have NO idea where we’re going and NO idea what we’re doing!  Stay tuned for another update if the Internet is working.

It seem so surreal to see Christmas trees and decorations, and to hear Christmas music during our travels around Costa Rica.  It DOES NOT feel like the Christmas holidays to us!