Since leaving Tortuguero - where all our transport was by boat and we didn't see a car for 5 weeks - we have experienced some of the worst roads that Costa Rica can offer. Even on the main highways you suddenly come to a shuddering halt because of a pothole which covers two lanes and is deep enough to bury a couple of bodies.
However on Saturday - having given up on the Arenal Volcano, we decided to cut our losses and took the cross-country route to Monteverde - instead of the 140km drive around the lake. This involved a short bus ride to the lake, a 30 minute boat trip across the lake and then a journey in a 4x4 over dirt roads and up and down some very steep climbs - despite only being 35km, the journey took nearly 2 hours and even in the 4x4 we needed a couple of attempts to get up one of the hills.
I'll never complain about the roads in County Clare again - well not for the first week or so anyway!
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