This afternoon we decided to go on a family adventure. I had originally suggested we go explore Cañas which is about 30 minutes away and has a population of just under 24,000, the largest of any of the towns close to us – with Tilaran only 10 minutes away having just under 9,000.  Then a friend mentioned a little town about 20 minutes away  – Libano – which has a wonderful waterfall.  I looked at the map and we agreed we would head to Libano and then cut across to Cañas afterwards for a bite to eat. 

Here is what Google Maps showed us:

You will see the estimate notes a total driving time of just under an hour with about 29 km to go.  The first distance (from where we started to Libano) was indeed as estimated – about 20 minutes – and for the 14.2 km that works out to just under 43 km/hour.  

The 2nd part of our trip (from Libano to Cañas) is estimated at 33 minutes – it took us just under 2 hours (after we removed the time we took stopping for pictures and such).  I figure this had us averaging just under 10 km/hour.   The road pics I took do not show the joy we had travelling this part of the country. 

The road was mostly dirt, gravel and rocks with the odd piece of pavement – which was typically only on one side of the road. This trek led us up and down the mountains, in and around properties which ranged from expansive to the opposite of expansive.

While the road allowed for much slower speeds than Google estimated (even driving an all wheel drive vehicle), we totally enjoyed the scenery.  There was a slew of really tall straight trees with huge trunks – Greg posed for comparison (he’s about 4’6″). 

After we were outside of Lebano for about 10 minutes – without seeing any signage about a waterfall – we saw a tourist bus heading the opposite way, into Lebano. A moment later I said “We should have turned around and followed the bus…they may be going to the waterfall.”  

Gregory piped up and said we should avoid saying “should have” because it’s a waste of time and our words.  Hmmm…interesting.  I asked why.  He explained ‘should’ means it would be something you could do but ‘should have’ means it is something you could have done – and that’s in the past – and you didn’t do it – so commenting on it is a waste.  

We all agreed this was a good DoWoo. 

We  ended our trip eating dinner in a little place in Cañas. Greg enjoyed 2 pieces of chicken, rice, salad (he even got to ride the pig out front) and then topped it off with a Bomba ice cream (similar ingredients to a banana split but served stacked in a tall cup).  Definitely a fun filled family adventure.  Gregory commented it was a great way to start off our August. 

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