We received our first bit of damage through this mudhole as well, but it was almost welcomed when we thought of how badly a bridge incident would've been. Minus one steering stabilizer, we were good to go.We received our first bit of damage through this mudhole as well, but it was almost welcom Cody had told us about one of his crew members, Vidal, who had recently purchased a CJ-8, but couldn't afford to fix it up enough to drive it to work. Instead Vidal rides a 10-speed road bike 10 miles every day on dirt roads to get back and forth to work so he can support his son and daughter. We went over to take a look and see if there was anything we could do to help Vidal out.Cody had told us about one of his crew members, Vidal, who had recently purchased a CJ-8, Our fifth day into the trip, Jayne (one of the girls with us) jumped into the truck complaining that she was missing out on all the mud fun. Well, we gave her a real treat. Cody had just turned to tell us "that there should be mud on this road" when the truck absolutely buried itself in a wonderful mixture of mud and special cow ingredient. We went from solid ground to goop in about 10 feet. While we bogged ourselves in the mud, Jayne had her first off-roading experience this trip driving and controlling the 12,000-pound winch hooked up to a tree and a Pull-Pal winch anchor. She actually did pretty darned good, for a girl (just kidding).Our fifth day into the trip, Jayne (one of the girls with us) jumped into the truck compla When the tree got too close to the truck, we had to switch to the Pull-Pal winch anchor. We'd practiced with it in our yard before the trip, but it was a lot trickier trying to set it up while sinking in mud. It worked like a charm though. It really is amazing how well those winch anchors work.When the tree got too close to the truck, we had to switch to the Pull-Pal winch anchor. W Once we popped the truck out the other side, we rushed to the nearest beach of Playa Negra to jump in and get the mud and cow contaminate off and out of our wounds. While we were drying off, Jayne stole the truck and went bombing down a river pass to "wash the mud off." At least she left us with the camera so we could get a couple of shots.Once we popped the truck out the other side, we rushed to the nearest beach of Playa Negra We got out of the mud, the river, and off the beach just in time to get Cody back to one of his jobsites before his crew left for the day. None of the Ticos (the locals) could believe how big the truck was. A few of them were a little peeved at us, as they couldn't believe that we'd thrash on such a nice truck. We explained that it was built specifically for just that, and that the mud wouldn't do too much damage.We got out of the mud, the river, and off the beach just in time to get Cody back to one o After sitting for a few minutes behind a semi-slow moving truck, we decided it was time to take the initiative and go for a pass. Unbeknownst to us, a road crew had recently filled in a 3-foot-deep ditch and had failed to pack any of it down. Add a little rain to it, and you get this type of situation. It looked like solid road at 40 mph, and we're just glad the truck stayed on its wheels. Eventually we grabbed a tree with the winch and pulled the truck out. The truck we tried to pass saw what happened and stopped, as did traffic in back of us. Now we were the estupido turista gringos that got stuck trying to hurry around, but everyone was still very friendly and wanted to show their trucks' machismo by having us hook up our winch hook to their Toyota or whatever. A quick stop for an Imperial cerveza brought us to this cool diesel FJ40 pulling this engineless FJ40 that was doubling as a cargo trailer. Almost all the Toyota Hi-Luxs (Tacomas) and Land Cruisers we found down there were diesel. In fact almost all the vehicles we came across were diesel.A quick stop for an Imperial cerveza brought us to this cool diesel FJ40 pulling this engi The next day, we took it easy and gave the truck a break after all it had been through the entire week. We washed all the mud off, knocked out the interior, and headed for a beach to relax for a little bit. This was different than most trips to the beach, as we brought the truck with us onto the deserted beach we found.The next day, we took it easy and gave the truck a break after all it had been through the Our trip had been great, and we couldn't believe it was already the seventh day and we were heading back for the Juan Santa Maria International Airport. On the way back we got one final treat near the Parque Nacional Palo Verde at this old rock quarry. Look closely at this picture and you can see how this tree's gigantic roots grew straight through this rock and down to the ground. It is amazing what nature can accomplish given enough time.Our trip had been great, and we couldn't believe it was already the seventh day and we wer « | 1 | 2 | View Full Article By Jerrod Jones Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
