Costa Rica Introduction  Joan muses on the Costa Rican language, money, and ecological dichotomy

Arriving in Costa Rica Flight to Costa Rica, Riding to Alajuela, Hotel Villareal, and Meeting Cecilia and family

Hanging out in Alajuela  Almost Robbing a Costa Rican Bank, learning Spanish for fun and profit, and hanging out with Cecilia and family

More Fun in and Around Alajuela  Cecilia forces us to change hotels, education in Costa Rica, ride in the rain to Santa Barabara, and Joan gets her first flat

In Search of the largest volcano crater in the World  Bicycle maintaince, hard riding to Volcan Poas, Sodas, batidos, and humiliating defeat

San Jose  Making plans, doing errands, Eric in Seersucker, Modern dance, and a totally honking marimba band

Limon to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca  Bus ride to Limon, Tourist central, Noisy Neighbors, Back to the Selmar Resort, and Jungle Paddle

To Siguierres, Puerto, and Cuidad Quesada Young Ticos, Killer Hills, and the Best Arroz con Pollo in CR

San Carlos to Fortuna  Costa Rican Discos, Pool halls, and Volcano

The Big Splurge Joan lures Eric into Eden, Expats dis American Women

French Toast and the Road to Canas  Fellow bike tourists, "On the road" bike repair, and accomodations in Canas

The road to Playa Samara  Visiting Nicoya, Meeting Ronald, Leaving Costa Rica

Last California Visit  Chase and Perrin's Wedding and One More Round of Goodbyes