Everything changes, even the natural landscape, Costa Rica is aptly named and really beautiful.
First right that GPS said went to the coast I took. Wound up in a funky little place full of expats, locals and tourists of the boomer species.
The foto is of the third or 4th of many lines I didn't stand in - ya' I paid another 2 fixers - one to get me out of Nicaragua ($7) and the other to get me into Costa Rica ($20 + 20 to shake hands with the jefe of the border so he would personally walk my stuff to the front of two long lines) and it still took 90 minutes. I'm sure I wouldn't want to deal with Fatherland Security either.
I may run a little further south but I'm going to hang in CR for a couple days.
Saw 5 bikes heading north, none at any borders to talk with.
Nick
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