Pushing Chiquimula

This moring we packed up camp and continued on south thinking it would only take a few hours to get to Mal Pais. That would have been ture if the dirt roads weren't worse than the day before. Its like we are back in Honduras with these conditions. J/k

But really Chiquimula wasn't doing so well either. Very slowly chugging along we made it up, down and over steep mountains. You would think they would just build the road straight along the beach but no it has to be complicated. Then about two Miles out of Cobano, the largest commerical town in the southern tip of the Nicoya Penn., the roads were getting smoother so we pulled over to give Chiquimula a break. For the past hour or so she was making unpleasant sounds and for a minute I really thought we weren't going to make it. Since we always have extra oil and transmission fluid in the van Ryan decided to fill her up some. BUT right as he poured the transmission fluid in he realized it was the wrong type. OH noooooo.....

We pushed on the two extra Miles to Cobano and bumbbled around finding the correct transmission fluid and a machanic to change the fluid before Chiquimula blew up. It was all a success and quite quickly as well.

After that last freak out we headed down the hill to Santa Teresa our destination for the next few days. All and all it wasn't that bad of a day. AND what would a good day be like without a little excitment. Plus it all ended in another amazing sunset.

written by  ryan & debbrial on January 26, 2010 from Carmen, Costa Rica
from the travel blog: Us Discovering the Latin Americas
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