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Costa Rican border post.

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De-germination spray before entering Costa Rica. Too bad I couldn't get them to hose my boots off.

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Kyle and I purchasing two pounds of fresh jumbo shrimp at Playa Samara, Guanacaste. Yum!

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One route from Playa Samara to Playa Nosara, this one proved impassable during the rainy season.

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Unsuccessful river crossing. The guys who rented this "SUV" should have stuck to the paved roads.

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This is the only way to really get everywhere you want to go. I turned around at this point.

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Doug and I took advantage of travelling during the rainy season: free drinking water.

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Crazy Carlitos the watchman shared his fish soup and corn on the cob with me in his humble abode.

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Playa Guiones. Three of us set up camp in the jungle here for a few days, well above the tide line.

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Our camp site at Playa Giones (Nosara). That's Doug getting the morning fire going.

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San Pablo sounds like a wonderful place!

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Probably not a bad idea to take precaution...

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...or not. A waterfall just outside of Montezuma on the Nicoya Penninsula.

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Doing some work at the Clark family re-forestation property: Finca Dos Lados (6,000 ft.)

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All ready to hit the waves at Playa Grande (Tamarindo), with Aaron's "new" Land Rover.

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Riding from Montezuma to Mal Pais...

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I turned around at this point, 20 min. later after dragging my bike backwards out of this mud trap.

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