i hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far. i was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to travel to the east coast this past weekend. it took us 5 hours to travel 130 miles. small roads snaking through thick jungle... but at least we were riding in style....
we passed coffee fields, hectors of banana plants, imperial breweries, and hundreds upon hundreds of acres of dense jungle. within the jungles roam pumas, jaguars, iguanas, snakes, and monkeys. we saw a beautiful blue morpho butterfly just outside our bus... able to keep pace with our sloth like speeds. the blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world and sports brilliant blue wings spanning 5 to 8 inches across.
puerto viejo is much different from the pacific coasts. visitors realize shortly that the pace of life here is even slower than the pace of life in san jose or the pacific. sitting on the shore, sunbathing, enjoying the reggae beats in the background... oh yeah, and a cerveza for good measure. hmm....make that two.
there is an ecclectic mix of afro-american, spanish, and indigenous cultures here that when blended with the customs, produce a magical alice in wonderland experience.
