Blogs from Arenal, Alajuela, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean

The day started with breakfast at the hotel where they provided great bird photo ops by feeding the birds just outside the dining room. Guans, tanagers, woodpeckers and honeycreepers came to eat. We were hoping that the day would be clear and the volcano fully visible, but clouds quickly covered the top allowing only a brief glimpse at the top. The day was scheduled to be a free day with an optional boat tour in the Cano Negro National Park near the border with Nicaragua. We chose to do the optional tour for the chance at more wildlife photography. We first had about an hour and a half bus ride to reach the park. After arriving we boarded a nice catamaran with plenty of room to walk about and get photos of the wildlife along the ... read more

We have had a few adventure packed days in the La Fortuna/Arenal area. We arrived late in La Fortuna (just after dark). We did survive the 2 nights in our un-air conditioned lodging although I’m not gonna lie - it wasn’t comfortable. It is very hot in La Fortuna. Sadly, we did not see any sloths in the gardens. We did however see a few frogs, lizards and plenty of leaf cutter ants. We started our first day in La Fortuna with a hike out to the La Fortuna waterfall (Catarata Rio Fortuna). We trekked down the many flights of stairs to water below. It was quite cool in the morning and with the wind and spray of the falls. We swam in the pool below which was more like a Canadian lake in summer than ... read more

11 octobre 2018 : Visite de la clinique de Jorge comme tous les jours. 12 octobre 2018 : Nous retournons aux "Thermales del Bosquet" sur le flan d'un volcan. L'eau sort très chaude et se refroidit de basin en bassin. Le bassin où elle est la plus froide est à 35 degrés et la plus chaude à 41 degrés, mais on y va progressivement. 13 octobre 2018 : Après le repas du midi, nous partons pour La Fortuna et de là, nous allons à "Spring Resort" où nous nous baignons dans les piscines de ce resort haut de gamme.... read more

Our brave day! At 8:00 we piled into the vehicle and drove to into the park to go zip lining. None of us had ever done it before, and we suffered from varying degrees of fear. The family-owned business and facilities were obviously very professional. Everything we had except our shirts, long pants, and shoes went into the lockers, including (sob!) my camera. The guides put on our helmets and tightened them appropriately. We stepped into the waist and legs harness, and they tightened the straps. We were given thick leather gloves and a contraption that would join us to the zip line. Everything was numbered, and the helmets had a bar code to identify us. We waited a short while for more customers to come, then we received operating instructions, demonstrated on a short cable ... read more

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