Bike Transport in Costa Rica

Ok, I really like bikes, all kinds of bikes, so this is one of my favorite pictures so far on the trip, taken when we first got into San Jose. These 3-wheelers are used throughout Latin America as good, cheap, no-pollution transport. Ok, I know you are saying 5 dozen eggs isn't very impressive. Let me tell you another story. This same night your intrepid reporter was sent on a journalistic mission to a local tavern known for playing old 70s and 80s US Rock n Roll: Led Zeppelin, Foghat, CCR, and others even we've forgotten about in the States. Imperial Beer was the beverage of choice for one and all at this bar. At one point, a beer delievery came in via one of these 3-wheelers, in the night, hills, traffic. The brought in about 8 cases of bottles on the front of one of these things! This had to weigh nearly 300 pounds. If that wasn't amazing enough, you should have seen 35 Ticos singing Born to Be Wild, verbatim, perfectly. This was a pretty tough bar, and I'm certain we survived since we came from the land of Rock n Roll.

Robert