It is our favorite adventure with the family. We drive up every year. It took 2.5 hours up and 2 back. I think it's about 15 or 16 miles. The "road" is rough around Captain Morgans, but the further north you go the smoother it is. It had been pretty dry also which makes it MUCH easier to drive. We drove up to Portofino one day also to visit Jan and Sandra and hit all of the "spots". Lazy Croc, Palapa, Mata Chica, Rojo etc. are all great stops. We're a little crazy I guess.