We are "Ticos" because we use "tico" as a word ender in a lot of situations such a very fresh = "fresquitico", very wet = "mojaditico", and so... Glad you liked your hiking experience over here 👍
Great review. I've been learning Spanish and want to hike a long trail where I can use my Spanish, so this might be a great one. I also like hiking on trails and NOT roads so that is definitely something to think about... hmmm. Thanks for the details.
@@dragajovic I did bring a sleepibg bag but I only used it once when the hotel I wanted to stay at was closed and I had to sleep on the porch. A jacket wasn't needed because it never got very cold (especially while hiking). In total I'd estimate there was about 40 kms of asphalt (most of it was at the end into Quepos).
Thank you for all the useful information! Except for when it was snowing, you said it was very hot. I was wondering which month you hiked the trail, and how hot it will be when I go in February.
You're very welcome...glad to have helped. I hiked the trail in January/February and there was definitely no snow. Perhaps El Nino and global warming is charging the weather patterns if you had snow. Hopefully it melted quickly and you warmed back up.
Thanks for the tips though, still have 2 questions ;) - you spent 13 days hiking, do you feel like you could have done it in a shorter time ? Seems like you hike only in the morning, was it to avoid the heat or the Rain ? - You talk about getting the places you were going to spend the night on the phone, did you plan most of them in advance and booked ? Did you have phone network (data ?) coverage during most of the trail ? thanks !
Great questions! Yes, it is very possible to complete the hike in a shorter time. However, I was in no rush and I wanted to experience more of the culture and support the local communities than just get through it as quickly as possible. If you have less time off from work and need to complete it in only 10 days (or less) then it's very possible. Some of the days I hiked essentially half days because of the spacing between places to sleep. Also, as you mentioned, it's cooler in the mornings. I typically planned my stops 1-2 days in advance and used WhatsApp to contact the next planned accommodations. Cellular signal strength varied but was usually accessible while passing through towns and from high points on the trail. Please let me know if you have any more questions 😊
thanks for the video. My question is: How well is the trail marked? I am concerned as there is no paper map of the trail (that I am aware of) and I prefer not to depend on electronics to find my way.
Hi Sarah,they're is a good written guide with maps on El Camino de costa Rica. It's written by Evan Brashier named "El Camino de Costa Rica Hiking Guide" & is available on Amazon. Personally I used the maps in the guide book along with the GPS track downloaded to my phone and the Trail markings. Together, following the trail was generally easy to follow.
Hey Brian, Thanks for the videos! I've been to CR many times and lived there twice, and am thinking I want to do the Camino de CR. Your videos were super informative as to what it might be like (knowing of course that everyone's experience is different). From scouring the Mar y Mar pages I was leaning toward signing on with a guide company, but based on what you spent per day on your adventure a guide company will be well more than twice as expensive. What are your thoughts on going with a guide company vs just winging it on my own?
Personally, I prefer the flexibility of going on my own because I can set my own pace. With a guide service you lose the flexibility but gain a sense of security. It also comes down to how comfortable you were in CR in case things don't go according to plan and your ability to be flexible. For example, when the lodge was unexpectedly closed and a slept on their porch.
Probably not this year... I've got some things I need to take care of that will likely conflict with doing a full AT hike this year. On many longer trails timing is critical.
Hi Brian, Thank u for your great video! I think about doing the Camino in 8 days. My question is how do u make appointments for accommodations and the guides for the reserves? I don’t speak Spanish so the communication could be a little bit difficult.. how did u get the adress Forchheim accommodation? Thank in advance Frank
Hi, the listing of accommodations is well laid out in a book by Evan Brashier (sp?). It's on Amazon. If you don't speak Spanish I suggest using Google Translate & pre-downliading offline translation when you have Wi-Fi because you won't have a signal for large portions of the trail. Hope that helps!
@@BrianWithoutBorders yes I already have this book. Did you call the people for accommodation or contact them via what’s App? When did u make the appointments the day before or weeks before? How did u contact the guides? Email? Phone ? what’sApp? How many days before arrival at the reserve? Thank u for the quick answering!!
@@0815vincent great! The book has a lot of usual information. I used WhatsApp to contact the hosts. It's great to give as much advance notice as possible so as soon as I knew when I'd be in the vicinity of the town I'd contact the hosts. Sometimes it was 2 or 3 days early but sometimes it was a few hours before I'd arrive. I don't have the book in front of me right now but there should be a page in there with the numbers to a few of the indigenous guides. If you're going east to west then when staying at the school just to the east of the indigenous land the school host also has contacts for guides.
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Outstanding!
We are "Ticos" because we use "tico" as a word ender in a lot of situations such a very fresh = "fresquitico", very wet = "mojaditico", and so... Glad you liked your hiking experience over here 👍
Thanks for clarifying why we use "tico" in Costa Rica 🇨🇷 😊
Yours is a funny blog indeed. Thanks.
Good video!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it 👍
NICARAGUA MORE BEAUTIFUL 🇳🇮👍
Great review. I've been learning Spanish and want to hike a long trail where I can use my Spanish, so this might be a great one. I also like hiking on trails and NOT roads so that is definitely something to think about... hmmm. Thanks for the details.
Glad to help. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask.
Thank you for the great video. Did you bring a sleeping bag? How warm a jacket do you need? How many kilometers on asphalt ? Thank you
@@dragajovic I did bring a sleepibg bag but I only used it once when the hotel I wanted to stay at was closed and I had to sleep on the porch. A jacket wasn't needed because it never got very cold (especially while hiking). In total I'd estimate there was about 40 kms of asphalt (most of it was at the end into Quepos).
Thank you for all the useful information! Except for when it was snowing, you said it was very hot. I was wondering which month you hiked the trail, and how hot it will be when I go in February.
You're very welcome...glad to have helped. I hiked the trail in January/February and there was definitely no snow. Perhaps El Nino and global warming is charging the weather patterns if you had snow. Hopefully it melted quickly and you warmed back up.
Thanks for the tips though, still have 2 questions ;)
- you spent 13 days hiking, do you feel like you could have done it in a shorter time ? Seems like you hike only in the morning, was it to avoid the heat or the Rain ?
- You talk about getting the places you were going to spend the night on the phone, did you plan most of them in advance and booked ? Did you have phone network (data ?) coverage during most of the trail ?
thanks !
Great questions!
Yes, it is very possible to complete the hike in a shorter time. However, I was in no rush and I wanted to experience more of the culture and support the local communities than just get through it as quickly as possible. If you have less time off from work and need to complete it in only 10 days (or less) then it's very possible.
Some of the days I hiked essentially half days because of the spacing between places to sleep. Also, as you mentioned, it's cooler in the mornings.
I typically planned my stops 1-2 days in advance and used WhatsApp to contact the next planned accommodations. Cellular signal strength varied but was usually accessible while passing through towns and from high points on the trail.
Please let me know if you have any more questions 😊
thanks for the video. My question is: How well is the trail marked? I am concerned as there is no paper map of the trail (that I am aware of) and I prefer not to depend on electronics to find my way.
Hi Sarah,they're is a good written guide with maps on El Camino de costa Rica. It's written by
Evan Brashier named "El Camino de Costa Rica Hiking Guide" & is available on Amazon. Personally I used the maps in the guide book along with the GPS track downloaded to my phone and the
Trail markings. Together, following the trail was generally easy to follow.
Hey Brian, Thanks for the videos! I've been to CR many times and lived there twice, and am thinking I want to do the Camino de CR. Your videos were super informative as to what it might be like (knowing of course that everyone's experience is different). From scouring the Mar y Mar pages I was leaning toward signing on with a guide company, but based on what you spent per day on your adventure a guide company will be well more than twice as expensive. What are your thoughts on going with a guide company vs just winging it on my own?
Personally, I prefer the flexibility of going on my own because I can set my own pace. With a guide service you lose the flexibility but gain a sense of security. It also comes down to how comfortable you were in CR in case things don't go according to plan and your ability to be flexible. For example, when the lodge was unexpectedly closed and a slept on their porch.
Awesome! Are you still planning to hike the AT this year?
Probably not this year... I've got some things I need to take care of that will likely conflict with doing a full AT hike this year. On many longer trails timing is critical.
Hi Brian,
Thank u for your great video! I think about doing the Camino in 8 days. My question is how do u make appointments for accommodations and the guides for the reserves?
I don’t speak Spanish so the communication could be a little bit difficult.. how did u get the adress Forchheim accommodation?
Thank in advance Frank
Hi, the listing of accommodations is well laid out in a book by Evan Brashier (sp?). It's on Amazon. If you don't speak Spanish I suggest using Google Translate & pre-downliading offline translation when you have Wi-Fi because you won't have a signal for large portions of the trail. Hope that helps!
@@BrianWithoutBorders yes I already have this book. Did you call the people for accommodation or contact them via what’s App? When did u make the appointments the day before or weeks before? How did u contact the guides? Email? Phone ? what’sApp? How many days before arrival at the reserve? Thank u for the quick answering!!
@@0815vincent great! The book has a lot of usual information. I used WhatsApp to contact the hosts. It's great to give as much advance notice as possible so as soon as I knew when I'd be in the vicinity of the town I'd contact the hosts. Sometimes it was 2 or 3 days early but sometimes it was a few hours before I'd arrive. I don't have the book in front of me right now but there should be a page in there with the numbers to a few of the indigenous guides. If you're going east to west then when staying at the school just to the east of the indigenous land the school host also has contacts for guides.
@@BrianWithoutBorders thank u so much!
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