Arrival in latin american Switzerland

Costa Rica meets the image of being the latin american Switzerland not only in terms of prices.
In Nicaragua we could already spot a first waste collection. Until there, the sides of the road were covered with a constant stream of waste with occasionally smoking piles in between.
In Costa Rica on the other hand, the surroundings are largely clean.

After a late border crossing, thefrogandthebike spend the night in the randomly picked, non-touristy town La Cruz just on the way.
The long day ends in style in a simple accommodation with a big take away Pizza and a liter bottle of Imperial beer.
The shop owner to sell the beer has a hard time to explain to us, that this is a returnable bottle.
The first multi use bottle we see since flying over the big pool!
No problem for thefrogandthebike to return the bottle empty before the shop closes.

In the morning, the breakfast restaurant just across surprises us with a phenomenal view on Salinas bay.
Due to reliable winds, there`s some kite schools located down there. We find the most quiet beach in the bay with very fair rental prices and use the occasion to stay for two days of kite surfing.

When the wind gets to sturdy for kiting, thefrogandthebike follow the road - constantly changing between gravel and pavement - leading from one beach to the next between Venado and Samara before heading to new adventures around some national parks.Read more