John writes: early start like Day 5 with the Grand Prix, Ryder Cup and beans with rice! Sadly no wake up view of Volcan Arenal but it didn't stop us being tourists for our day off. An 7.45am tour of the sloth park had a reassuring start when told sloths main predators such as jaguars, … Continue reading Day 6 Sunday 30th September: tourists for a day →

Mike writes: up early to watch the Russian Grand Prix qualifying and listen to the Ryder Cup before heading north east to Costa Rica's most heavily defended beach [three armed guards] at Playa Dona Ana where we saw macaws, monkeys and mosquitos. Mostly mosquitoes though. After the mandatory breakfast of beans and rice - with … Continue reading Day 5 Saturday 29th September: seeking the road to our Fortuna →

Chris writes: We were all up early even though Day four is an official non driving / rest day. Time to catch up admin items , the route and hotels, personal and business e mails and reply to blog comments received. (Thanks for those, keep them coming) We did manage to get some more miles … Continue reading Day 4 Friday 28th September: 3 old crocks on tour →

John writes: After a night of torrential rain we woke up to beautiful sunshine and stunning views. A breakfast (yes beans of course!) cooked by our host in his Robinson Crusoe style kitchen set us up for the descent to the real world. The roads were less challenging than yesterday and this time we could … Continue reading Day 3 Thursday 27th September: Rain forest mountains to Pacific coast sunshine →

Mike writes: 5.00AM start from Atlanta to catch an early flight to Costa Rica via Fort Lauderdale. We arrived in San Jose, collected our car just as the heavens opened and headed off down the Pan American highway across the Cordillera Central – reaching 11,000 feet – with the rain forest living up to its … Continue reading Day 2 Wednesday 26th September: climbing into the Rain(forest!) →