RSSATV tour
Nov 13
To continue the adventure kicked off with the morning of high altitude zip lining, yesterday afternoon we braved the desert sands on an ATV tour. Sadly, while a bit of fun, it didn’t live up to the high expectations set in the morning.
Usually these kinds of events have everyone on little quad bikes. As there were three of us, we made use of what was essentially a petrol-driven four-wheel-drive golf cart. While it was great we could all fit into one “ATV”, as it was wider than all the other vehicles we were constantly trying to avoid being whipped by tree branches and cacti. The steering also had about thirty degrees of play, which made navigating the narrow, sandy tracks somewhat interesting.
As for the description as a “tour” – most of the time you’re winding around narrow tracks, so it’s not like you can really see anything. The “guide” doesn’t stop and point out anything that might be of interest, he simply leads the way along the trails.
Once out of the forests of cacti, we were able to take in some pretty spectacular scenery – mountains to desert to coast – and once out in the open and zooming along the beach it was a lot more fun not having to worry about if the steering would kick in to actually take us around the next corner. Overall, however, I think I would rather have gone back to Costa Azul!