Monte Verde > Puerto Viejo

Today our task would be to cross almost the entirety of Costa Rica as we travelled from the forest of Monte Verde to the beaches of Puerto Viejo!

Our first bus left at 5:30am. Thankfully the nearby bakery opened at 5am so we were able to enjoy a delicious chocolate croissant each!

We had a couple of traffic delays which meant it was a stretch to make the 10am connection in San Jose onto Puerto Viejo. We arrived at one bus terminal at 9:56am and had to speed walk around the block to a different terminal. I went to buy our tickets (and run the loo, I was desperate) whilst Dan held the coach for us, much to the displeasure of the driver.

But after a stressful few minutes we made it onboard! A good job as the next bus wouldn't have been for 4 hours. It didn't all go smooth from there however as the coach popped a tyre at one point which had to be changed and the heat was pretty intense.

The scenery however on both journeys was amazing as we meandered through the forests and countryside.Read more