Cycling from Playa Ostional to Samara - Costa Rica Bikepacking
Any day that starts with seeing turtles on the beach is a good one! Here's my blog from cycling Playa Ostional to Samara in Costa Rica.
Turtles on the Beach at Playa Ostional
Blog post written: April 8th 2010
As it happened, it was good that I stayed the extra day, as in the morning, the campsite owner said that some turtles were on the beach.
This section of beach is famous for turtles coming ashore to lay eggs, but this was out of season by several months.
The area is supposed to be monitored for conservation , but with the amount of empty bags waiting to be filled, I will be surprised if there will be many more generations of turtles.
Back on the road, it was dirt all the way to Samara, although thankfully not as demanding as the previous section, although this river crossing was fun !
In Samara, I found a nice camping place for 4 dollars a night which had a wonderfully cold shower. Just what was needed after a hot day cycling in Costa Rica !!
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Dave is a UK travel writer living in Athens since 2015. With 20 years of firsthand travel experience and over 80,000 km of bicycle touring across six continents, he's been blogging at Dave's Travel Pages since 2005. Every guide is based on places he's actually been.
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