At Playa Carrillo this morning, we came across small turtle tracks, the evidence of hatchlings scrambling towards the surf.
It looks like at least 25 of them foiled the poachers, the dogs, and the vultures to reach the sea.
The other morning on our beach walk, we encountered this little structure.
At first, it looked comfortable enough and kind of clever.
But upon closer inspection we found the artist’s hand.
They had collected some of the junk that rolls in daily on the tide displayed it in ordered groups.
Not the rainbow spectrum lighters.
Hide tides yesterday and today there is no evidence of their efforts.
Chillasana Yoga and Surf in Playa Carrillo now has paddle boards. Read More
On the roads in Costa Rica, you never know what you'll run into,
sometimes too literally.
This artist on a Thursday morning presented an entertaining addition to the wide assortment of obstructions usually encountered in El Torito, the village between Casa Mango and Casa Papaya and the beach at Playa Carrillo. One truck driver told me you have to watch for chickens, dogs, and grandmothers there. I hope this gentleman survived the day - his painting looked very nice.
Even in the green season, Costa Rican Saturday’s are often crowded at the beach. Read More
More than 1100 bicycles headed for the hills yesterday from the former airstrip at Playa Carrillo. Duran and Carballo won the 58 kilometer Soledad Recorrido with a time of 54 minutes 51 seconds. You can see the map of the route at http://www.cicloguilly.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Mapa-copy.jpg.
Today, the 88 kilometer Ruta is the road race with several loops of the paved course between Carrillo and Estrada.
Two of our guests at Casa Mango and Casa Papaya, Ronald Araya Garcia y Jose Joaquin Mora Quiros, won the Soledad in their categories: Open and 60+ respectively. I knew these guys and their compatriots were serious when they arrived with 6 mountain bikes strapped to the roof of 3 matching white sedans. They looked like a winning team.
Ciclo Guilly organizes bike races throughout costa Rica.
The Soledad Recorrido event is organized by Ciclo Guilly (the closest approximation in English is “seeclo Weegy” and named after this guy on the right) and returns to Samara /Carrillo twice each year. Throughout the country, Ciclo Guilly holds more than 40 races annually.
Sandy-Shorts 