Roads in Costa Rica are... not so great.
Generally speaking, our best roads are about as good as the parts of California roads where they have big flashing signs that say things like "Caution, Debris in Road" or "Uneven Surface", or "Give Up Now- You'll Never Make It".

But little by little it does seem that the MOPT (road folks) are making some headway. Last night I had to drive home at midnight from Liberia (only about an hour now). Two years ago I never would have done it- simply too much bad road and too late (and it would have taken 2 hours or more). But last night I found myself zooming along, listening to the pleasant thrum of the diesel (and the not so pleasant knock of the worn Ujoint) and thinking: "Wow, this road is in great shape!" It even has lines painted and reflectors glued down.

Which made me happy. Even though I strongly prefer to drive on dirt roads in the middle of nowhere, if I'm going to be on a highway, I'd like it to act like a highway.

Labels: Costa Rica, travel