Plans A, B, and C (Routes 742 and 756)

Since I went to San Ramon to pick up some magazines from a friend, hoping to make collage art work one of these days, I decided to go to route 742, at least half way.

Fortunately, Comidas Rapidas Pepe was open in Piedades Sur for breakfast.

I like interacting with people when I am on the road.
It meets my need for social connection.

Heading down, when I hit a part of the road that was mostly wet clay, I paused. One of the Municipality workers that was there asked me if I wanted him to take it down. I said yes. 🙂 Win/win. He felt good helping a damsel in distress, and I felt good to not have felt any distress! Hahaha!

(My two falls on wet clay during our trip to Ruta Quetzal has made me shy about it. I probably could have gotten through, however, especially since it was not uphill.)

Route 742 is mostly hard-packed gravel, with some paved sections. Some parts have more rocks and ruts, but it is quite doable.

This is where I hope I don’t run into any jaguars. Hahaha!

Storm was delighted to be riding full power in her habitat!!

At Carrera Buena I had to decide whether to continue or turn around.
Given how it had been when I went with my friends, with loose big rocks and steep curves, I decided to turn around (even though I had done this road alone the first ti me I went).

I enjoyed the trip back just as much!

The clay part was fixed when I returned.

I then went over to Los Angeles, to Restaurant Mi Rancho, to freshen up, thinking I would cross over a gravel road to go up to route 703 and El Mirador Restaurant. But the clouds in the distance looked full of rain, so I decided to head on over to route 1 instead.