Spring is finally here and school is almost done, dreaming of going boating everyday in the winter the time has finally arrived. this is my first edit of the 2011 paddling season here in Canada, getting back in paddling mode and warming up the muscles for the upcoming level six cup and all other adventures for this 2011. ENJOY!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Costa Rica
On March 3rd I left for Costa Rica and stayed for about 2½ weeks. Costa Rica is a great place to travel and paddle. It has awesome sceneries, people, culture and rivers.
When Mike and I got to San Jose, we got in the taxi which drove us to the bus station. We then traveled by bus to the beautiful town of Turrialba where we stayed at Hotel Interamericano. Most paddlers choose this place since it’s cheap, clean, secure and the owner and the employees are great. Thank you Patricia, Deckland and Luis for a great time.
While in Turrialba we paddled a few different rivers in the area including the Upper and Lower Pejibaje, the Upper Upper, Upper and Lower Pacuare, the Orosi creek and two sections of the Reventazon. They all had something different to offer. Some were easier but yet had beautiful sceneries that you enjoyed the whole way down. Others were nice class 4-5 with mostly clean drops and some were continuous big water. There were two runs that I really enjoyed: the Upper Pacuare and the Orosi creek. The Upper Pacuare is a river run with quite a bit of class 3’s, numerous class 4 rapids/canyons and one big class 5. Just a little heads up, if you look it up in the guide book “Chasing Jaguars” a few of the bigger rapids have changed. As for the Orosi, it’s a tight bouldery class 4-5 creek. When we paddled the Orosi, it was on the low side, so it was manageable but with more flow it would be a full on creek. For your first time, I would recommend you paddle the Orosi with someone that knows the run. Oh, by the way don’t miss the great hot spring on the left shore about 2/3 of the way down.
I would recommend this destination to anyone because it has so much more to offer than just quality whitewater. A lot of people think that CR is an expensive paddle destination but you can still go for a descent price. Your biggest expense will be shuttle and if you spend a day with a shuttle driver you’ll understand why. The town of Turrialba is not as touristic as other places in CR so the prices are still descent. Get out there and explore!
Eric
When Mike and I got to San Jose, we got in the taxi which drove us to the bus station. We then traveled by bus to the beautiful town of Turrialba where we stayed at Hotel Interamericano. Most paddlers choose this place since it’s cheap, clean, secure and the owner and the employees are great. Thank you Patricia, Deckland and Luis for a great time.
While in Turrialba we paddled a few different rivers in the area including the Upper and Lower Pejibaje, the Upper Upper, Upper and Lower Pacuare, the Orosi creek and two sections of the Reventazon. They all had something different to offer. Some were easier but yet had beautiful sceneries that you enjoyed the whole way down. Others were nice class 4-5 with mostly clean drops and some were continuous big water. There were two runs that I really enjoyed: the Upper Pacuare and the Orosi creek. The Upper Pacuare is a river run with quite a bit of class 3’s, numerous class 4 rapids/canyons and one big class 5. Just a little heads up, if you look it up in the guide book “Chasing Jaguars” a few of the bigger rapids have changed. As for the Orosi, it’s a tight bouldery class 4-5 creek. When we paddled the Orosi, it was on the low side, so it was manageable but with more flow it would be a full on creek. For your first time, I would recommend you paddle the Orosi with someone that knows the run. Oh, by the way don’t miss the great hot spring on the left shore about 2/3 of the way down.
I would recommend this destination to anyone because it has so much more to offer than just quality whitewater. A lot of people think that CR is an expensive paddle destination but you can still go for a descent price. Your biggest expense will be shuttle and if you spend a day with a shuttle driver you’ll understand why. The town of Turrialba is not as touristic as other places in CR so the prices are still descent. Get out there and explore!
Eric
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