I do not even know where to begin about the adventures of today.
We rented a car today and boy, that was either an enormous mistake or challenge for greatness. I'm still not sure which. Driving here put driving anywhere to shame. It's truly insane, chaotic, and demonic! Granted, I am at a disadvantage for not knowing the roadways, social standards for driving, and was lacking confidence in order to protect my first rental car- still though, the Ticos are the worst drivers in the world!
To prepare you mentally for the roadways here for when you guys come to visit imagine this. You are on a 2 lane highway (4 total lanes, 2 each direction), a sign tells you that the lane ends-ends in 50 meters! Ceda el paso! Yield the way is the only warning, usually on the street itself and a sign, but literally less than 50 meters to combine the lanes. Another issue!- many times a 2 lane road (1 lane each direction) comes to a narrow bridge that goes down to one lane!- which in turn has the same "Ceda el paso" sign, where one direction of vehicles must yield the road to incoming traffic! As we were driving between mountains 2 vehicles in front of us met in the middle of a bridge, honestly- words do not express the drama that we witnessed! Craziness!
Beyond the insanity that is driving in Costa Rica, the country is gorgeous! Oh my! The landscape has no ugliness (the cities horde ugly so the countryside gets none) and is so refreshing to see natural forests, blue skies, and clouds that encourage napping! Pura Vida! This place really is the pure life! Having walked around San Jose for multiple days we were becoming a little disenchanted in Costa Rica, the countryside redeemed our hopes and rejunvenated our ambitions! Beautiful!
We visited the towns of San Ramon, Greica, and Atenas. The cities of Puntarenas, Heredia, and Alajuela.
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