Horses, Quads and Tilapia Ceviche

Sunday beautiful Sunday with no wind and clear skies in the mountains of Costa Rica!  What could be better in life!  Early in the  morning we saddled up Chalana and Prieto and headed off into the jungle for a two hour early morning ride.  Too beautiful to describe with all the song birds singing and blue morphos flying by!  We rode up into the rain forest on a favorite trail surrounded by huge rainforest trees and the sights, sounds and smells of the jungle.  Our surefooted horses allowed us lots of time to look around and enjoy the day!  Before long we are back at the house.  Off come the saddles and quick showers for the horses, a quick nap for the riders then off on our Suzuki Quad.  A great ride through the country side toward Guayabo and onto another favorite quad trail which takes us up and up over the pass to Colonia Blanca through the jungle again.  A little driving around the pueblo of Valle Verde and then a quick stop at the bar  Las Vegas  for a cold cerveza.  Then off to Sanata Maria lodge for some late lunch.  On the menu today fresh Tilapia Ceviche and wow was that delicious!  Washed down with another cerveza and then back  home in San Jorge via the back roads.  Crossing rivers and bouncing along with the tireless Suzuki quad.  Another great day in paradise!  Pura Vida!

Pura Vida - Life in Costa Rica

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Nosara Visit March 2013

We drove down to Nosara last week and stayed for three days.  Beautfiul area with great surfing beaches but the infrastructure and services are brutal.  To access  the Nosara area and the popular Guiones Beach you have to drive 35 kilometers of  dusty rough roads after driving 2 hours on a reasonable paved road.  I had been down there before with a quad but even with a SUV you really get the "feel" for the infrastucture or lack thereof.  The beaches are nice and great for surfing but be careful with the little ones as these beaches have riptides and undertows that can be very dangerous.  Guiones beach is beautiful.  HOWEVER I will take our area of Guanacaste any time!  We are only 25 minutes by paved road from the International  Airport and good hospitals while the Nosara area is at least 2 to 2 1/2 hours from the airport.  There is a lot to be said for driving 25 minutes after a long flight as opposed to 2 or 3 hours especially at night!  No wonder the Hilton put in a new hotel next to the airport:-)  By all means visit this area and if it is your cup of tea then buy but I would certainly recommend you have a look at our area before making any decisions.  The difference in price verses convenience and infrastructure could be very small in the long run.  Pura Vida and best of luck in your search!