Costa Rica to Durango

Trip Totals
Kilometers - 532.69
Elevation Gain - 40,757'
Elevation Descent - 43,749'

We get up early and head to the airport which is a zoo even at 5:00 in the morning with lots of spring break visitors heading home. You have to pay a tax of $26 when you leave the country so keep that money set aside as you spend your cash though the trip. I am not sure what they do if you don't have it, but it takes some time to go through the line. Then on to the next line for luggage and boarding pas and then through customs and inspection. It always takes Graeme some time to go through the line with a UK passport and a US work Visa but we make it to the flight just on time.

Coming back to the US is always an eye opener as to how we live in most parts of the country. We are trying to decide where to eat and don't feel much like spending time to find a place to do so. We head south of Denver on I-25 and the only options seem to repeat across the landscape like a scene from the flintstones where the store fronts repeat over and over as Fred and Barney run past. As we try to find a place to eat we bumble around missing turnoffs and going down frontage roads that lead to dead ends. We finally stop a Chili's, a first for me, where the food is OK and then go across the way to get coffee "It's a Grind" a place thats serves up a mean cup of ditch water - the worst cup on the whole trip.

The trek across the state confirms that we live in a wonderful place here in Durango and we are all glad to be home.

Tuesday is the first official day of the club rides and I should be ready to roll this year from the start.

If anyone is interested in having the cycling trip of a lifetime ask me about details or go to

costaricamtb.com

Contact Paulo Valle for next season's trips - Mountain Biking, Downhill Biking or Road Biking. You will be treated like a professional athlete as they put together a first class trip with the best amenities available for you. Oh by the way the water is just fine.