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| A "cerca" fence along the side of the road. |
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| A place where the road is starting to fall away, with a typical Tico warning. Yeah, that yellow tape really gives a sense of security. |
Way back at the beginning of March, we headed down to the “dream” resort of Los Sueños to visit with Mark and Kari Hooper, friends and former Peace members we had not seen for 17 years. The much touted Caldera highway was closed between the burgeoning towns of Atenas and Orotina to repair a section of road that had slumped (ok, disappeared) down the side of the hill (ok, cliff). Thus we joined the rest of humanity heading to the Pacific along the “scenic” route. This winding road that took us up, down and around the mountains through oh so many small towns used to be the main drag until about a year and a half ago. As can be seen in the accompanying pictures, there were spectacular views along the way, but what I saw the most of from behind the steering wheel were white knuckles. The trip took nearly twice as long to get to the resort, which is near Jaco’. Nevertheless, we arrived in time to meet Mark and Kari for a sumptuous breakfast buffet, followed by a long walk around the yacht filled marina and along playa Herradura. We had a great time renewing our friendship while catching up on family, jobs and ancient history. Truly a resplendent visit.
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