Lagarta Lodge and road there and back (July 29, 2023)

Ah! Refreshing ice cold drink at the end of the nature trail hike at eco-friendly Lagarta Lodge in Nosara. Notice the straw is made of wood.

The Nosara River meets the Pacific Ocean. View from the restaurant at Lagarta Lodge.

Piper and me at the Lagarta Lodge restaurant.

River and Ryder looking over the jungle below Lagarta Lodge.

This is State Highway 160 from Samara to Nosara. We drove through a river at one point. I didn't get a photo and Ryder took a different route back to avoid the river. No desire to risk getting stuck!

A pedestrian/motorcycle bridge alongside the low water crossing on State Hwy 160.

Lush, green pastures equals happy cattle.

We stopped at a grocery store for cold drinks and for me to get Costa Rican chocolate bars for Amon and Fox, who didn't make the trip with us. Notice the recycling bins. Costa Rica is very on top of nature conservation and good environmental practices.

Organic chocolate bars and a 2000 colon bank note that has a shark on the back (especially for Fox). Costa Rican paper money features native animals including a sloth and a crocodile. Very cool!

Costa Rican rides in front of the grocery store. I guess if you have a lot of bags to take home, this is an option? People walk everywhere. We saw families of four on one motorcycle too--Mom, Dad, two small children, no helmets.