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Feel like doing something other than riding? Even If you're afraid of heights, you should take one of the canopy tours, as Dr. Brad Baum Is doing here. Instead of swinging from tree to tree like Tarzan, you zing along on cables, sometimes more than a hundred feet off the deck! MotoAdventures makes sure you're fed well, especially at the beginning and end of each day. rider. He has won many cross-country races in Costa Rica and Peru, as well as competed in the United States in the '94 ISDE and the kickoff to the '99 AMA National Hare Scrambles Series. And from our few days on the Triumphs, he's learned to be an excellent street rider as well. Unfortunately, much of the time we were on the Triumphs tended to be on the damp or wet side, which made the roads slicker and obscured the grand vistas we expected. However, the majority of roads we traveled tended to be in very good condition. Ricans went to the trouble of building platforms on trees, some as high as 100 feet off the ground. They then strung cable from platform to platform. What you, Joe Tourist, do is to strap on a harness, buckle it to a wheeled contraption that runs along the cable and zoom through the trees at speeds up to 30 miles an hour. The wheels sing as they speed along the cable, but that's usually drowned out by your screaming, should you be uncomfortable with heights. You do get some great views of the ocean, though. It's quite the experience. The deep-sea fishing was not quite as exciting or productive, though ride guide "Larry" Larrabure landed a (Abovellf you like challenging trails, Costa RIca has them. (Below) Get Into the mountains on a sunny day, and you're in for a visual treat as well as fun roads. small (about 90 pounds) sailfish, the first fish he'd ever caught. We also got to follow a school of playfully entertaining bottlenose dolphins. It was a very pleasant change of pace for us moto-heads, though you may want to take your Dramamine if you're the least bit prone to getting seasick. Speaking of Larrabure, he's a topnotch guide. Originally from Peru, he's lived in Costa Rica for about a decade now and is an outstanding A waterfall, roadside vendors - we had to stop and look, at least. 1. Take riding gear suitable for both hot, humid weather and wet conditions 2. Take a camera and plenty of film (or memory cards and batteries) 3. Take advantage of some of the activities besides riding that MotoAdventures has connections with (The canopy tour is an incredible rush; if you can stay longer than a week in order to do other things) WHAT YOU GET FOR YOUR MONEY The $2495 Best of Both Worlds tour includes: Two days in the dirt and three days on pavement, meals (Monday through Friday). lodging (Sunday through Friday), fuel, motorcycles, gUide and support truck services It does not include: Airfare to/from Costa Rica, fully refundable $2000 motorcycle damage deposit, passenger/nonriding guest. extra activities or souvenirs cue I e n e _ 55 • NOVEMBER 13. 2002 35