Shopping at Sarchi

We wanted to buy a few souvenirs. Esteban told us the place to shop with the best selection and the best prices is Sarchi.  That's a small town normally 1 1/2 hours away.  Yesterday's driving conditions were not normal.  

This is high visibility compared to what we faced earlier when we could barely see 2 cars ahead of us due to clouds/fog.  This blockage of the road was of undetermined length but we saw some people peeling off to the road at left.  

When I saw an ambulance go that way I figured it was an established shortcut.  And if we had a problem medical care would be at hand!  It took us back to the main road but it was a challenge.

Bottom line: we made it there and back safely, bought souvenirs (including 2 fine rocking chairs that we're each shipping home, bought a take-out pizza at Pizzeria Tsunami in the little town closest with the best grocery store and called the whole day a success!

Today we're looking at Hanging Bridges near the Arenal volcano for a canopy tour of the rain forest.  I have a new basic camera that I bought in Ciudad Quesada (thank goodness for the time I invested in brushing up on my Spanish) on the way to Sarchi.  It's charged up and ready for more adventures in Costa Rica.

Pura vida!