It's only 10 miles between La Fortuna and Monteverde, but the route on the road took us 85 miles and 6.5 hours. There were several reasons for this.

We needed to come down off the mountain via a gravel road. It's pretty rough, due to the number of buses and tourist vans that go up and down it. I had to be careful picking my line, trying to find a smooth section, avoid the occasional oncoming vehicle, and such. Well, apparently I wasn't careful enough- I was on the outside during a left-hand turn, and couldn't turn hard enough to avoid a huge boulder on the edge of the road. The right case clipped it, which caused the bike to shift left, then we ended up in a little highside, falling to the right.

I came completely clear of the bike- landing about 8 feet away. I hit pretty hard on my right hip. I was okay, but stunned from the pain, so I yelled to see if Tamara was okay (I couldn't see her). She was- she would have been thrown clear, but her left boot caught on the bike. At least she wasn't trapped under the bike or anything.

We struggled, but managed to right the bike. Bike damage: case is mashed up from the hit and then the bike landing on it. Also it dug into the rear axle bolt, making an impressive little scar under the case with a small hole into the case. The Happy Trails racks are cracked in two places- not an immediate showstopper, but we'll have to get it repaired soon. The right-side Acerbis handguard squished in a little, trapping the front brake, but that was easily fixed. There's also a new scratch on the right cowling panel. Not bad, considering.