COSTA RICAN ROUTE AND DETAILS.
PRESS HERE FOR COSTA RICA ROUTE
6th Nov 2011 From Orotina to Jaco = 45km. Halfway I ran over a bridge thinking underneath it would have made a great place to camp last night. A crowd of people were looking over into the water. I noticed they were not fishing and when I looked over I saw several alligators, about 8 on each side of the bridge!
7th Nov 2011.From Jaco to Parrita, 43 km.commute back to Jaco. Roberto the owner of the Beatles Hotel here gave me a great deal $20 for a huge suite:) So I am going to take a rest day on Tuesday. Roberto is a Beatles fanatic and the whole hotel is a shrine to the Fab Four. Next door he has a bar called… Yes you guessed it.. The Beatles Bar.
Total = 13,401 km
TOTAL ON FRIDAY 4TH.. 13,286 KM FOR 302 ROAD DAYS. THE ROADS HERE ARE VERY TIGHT,DANGEROUS WITH LITTLE SHOULDER. CR IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PLACE. VERY HOT.
CAN YOU BELIEVE SPOT SENT ME AN EMAIL TO SAY THEY EXTENDED MY WARRANTY TILL 1ST NOV,THEY SENT IT ON 31ST!!!!
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK I AM DRAGGING AROUND AN OFFICE BEHIND ME;)
I MISSED THAT DEADLINE :[ BECAUSE I COULDNT LOG ON TILL 3RD.
LATEST MON 31 : 44KM
TUES 48KM
WED 50 KM
THURS 45KM .. NOT TOO FAR FROM PUNTARENAS, BUT NOT GOING THERE.
FRI 30KM. REDUCED TO 20KM AS I TOOK A WRONG TURN AND WAS HEADING FOR THE CAPITAL, SAN JOSE INSTEAD OF THE COAST.I NOTICED THIS NEAR A PLACE CALLED ” LA ANGOSTURA ”
I DONT KNOW WHERE I HAD MY HEAD TODAY, NOT ONE OF MY BEST DAYS. TOMORROW I WILL BACKTRACK, I HATE THAT WORD
VERY HOT, HUMID, LITTLE SHOULDER AND VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC.. SO HEAVY IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO RUN. TONIGHT I AM STAYING WITH THE RED CROSS IN ESPARZA.
I EXPECT TO CROSS INTO PANAMA NOT THIS WEEKEND BUT THE NEXT.
TA. FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH SPOT, I ASKED IF I CAN PICK ONE UP IN PANAMA CITY AND AWAIT THEIR REPLY MAP AND DETAILS OF MY COSTA RICAN RUN BEGINNING MONDAY 31ST OCTOBER PRESS HERE
PS I NOW BELIEVE MY SPOT DEVICE IS FAULTY. IT IS JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS OUT OF WARANTY AND AM NOT SURE IF THEY WILL REPLACE IT FOR ME. I AM DOING ALL I CAN TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, BUT ITS VERY HARD TO DO SUCH THINGS AND CONTINUE TO RUN AROUND THE WORLD WITH NO SUPPORT CREW!
October 31st, 2011 at 1:01 pm
Hey Tony, pity about your device. Just watching the Dublin City Marathon. Brings back memories of last year. Haven’t heard of any runners takinng n the world later today! Stay safe and HaPpY HAllOwEen!!
October 31st, 2011 at 6:21 pm
TONY EN MI TIENDA AHORA AQUI EN LA CRUZ COSTA RICA, MUY ALEGRE ESTAR CONVERSANDO CON EL.
tONY IS IN MY SHOP NOW IN lA Cruz, COSTA RICA. I AM VERY HAPPY TO TALK TO HIM
October 31st, 2011 at 6:29 pm
Happy Halloween Tony and congratulations on another country (9) Costa Rica. Hope you can get tracker device sorted as we miss following the action. Take care Ann
November 1st, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Tony just texted Mam and asked me to post a message for him.His message reads “Tuesday crossed into Costa Rica, lovely country and ran 44km, my 9th country.”
November 2nd, 2011 at 4:53 am
Hey Tony—enjoy Costa Rica—The route you are taking is very scenic in many places–especially along the coast line!!—I have visited CR many times–love the country. I think you will find the people friendly and the villages quite good. Beware of potholes tho in the road—-lots of them–and in certain areas the traffic can be abysmal—but I think you will have a good transit!!!!—-Hope you get the spot up and running—not quite as much fun checking the old blog and not seeing your progress on the map—cheers and good running–Greg
November 2nd, 2011 at 2:49 pm
Tony texted “Good day today 48km:) Costa Rica is so nice and clean and almost like being in America. Nice people too. Total 13,171km to date
November 3rd, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Hi Tony,
Just wanted to leave a message of encouragement for you and wish you the very best in your endeavours. This World Run truly is amazing – you have inspired me.
I would love to join you for a few hours running. Do you have any estimated date for New Zealand?
Go n-eirí leat, Des.
November 3rd, 2011 at 2:19 pm
Bummer about the SPOT Tony, was easy to track you visually. Gotta be hard to figure that stuff out while on the road. Can’t believe you’ve been doing this a year and have three more to go!
Run Tony Run!
Sandie (& Brendan) in Maine
November 3rd, 2011 at 5:57 pm
Tony texted today, he obviously doesn’t have internet access, he said,
“Very hard day Wednesday for my 300th road day, ran 50km, near a town called Juntas. Today the usual slow start and its very hot. Total 13,231kms”
November 4th, 2011 at 2:24 am
Hi Des, I presume you live there ,if so where? It would be lovely to run with you. I expect to be at the tip of s. America for next Dublin marathon and then straight to NZ, so almost exactly a year and am thinking of oz for Christmas 2012 or early that new year thanks for comments tony
November 8th, 2011 at 2:54 am
Hola el dia 07 de Nov llegaste a un lugar llamado la 45 en Parrita Puntarenas Costa Rica estuviste un una soda con gente muy amable y tomaste una taza de cafe en taza grande
te deceo que puedas llegar a la meta…..