One Man Down

After the day on the lake and arriving at our beautiful little casa I am a little hesitant to get on the bike for our "gentle rolling hill" bike, but I gear up and expect the worse.   It was actually the best ride of the trip.  It was about 7 miles to a great little coffee spot and then 7 miles back.  There were a few sharp turns and gravel roads, but all and all a very pleasant ride, for me anyway.  After coffee Tom and I headed back, because after a full day I like to try to grab a nap before dinner.  We made it back in no time and decided to sit by the pool and wait for the others.

                     About 10 minutes later Sandy come riding up on the back of  a motorcycle, and I am secretly envious that she has come up with such a great plan to avoid any further hills.  She gets off very slowly and we find out that she had a bad spill on the sharp turn where the loose gravel was.  Later we came to learn she broke 2 ribs.  Her husband Paul, who is an orthopedic surgeon, thought the best course of action would be not to go to a Central American hospital, they don't do much for broken ribs anyway.  Needless to say that was the end of  Sandy's riding, and again I am a little envious.

Great Little Cabanas

Another perk of these trip are the places we stay in.  They are always clean and unique in style.  After the day on Lake Arenal we are dropped at the edge of a path that leads us to our next little place in Paradise.   We each have our own little casa facing the lake.  Just sitting out on our veranda is worth the price of this whole trip.  The view is spectacular,  once again photos do not do justice.

Not Just A Bike Trip

   One of the nice things about these organized bike trips is they do all the planning.  It is not just ride from point A to B.  On day 3 they have planned a boat ride on Lake Arenal, but not before an uphill climb on the bike.  Nothing comes easy, after the climb up we need to walk down about 1/4 mile to where our boat awaits.  This is Sandy being assisted down the loose gravel road.  Once on the boat we are treated to a grilled lunch of chicken, baked potato, garden salad and flan for dessert.  It was a lovely setting and the food was delish.  Somehow food always taste better when you've worked for it.