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Published: September 10th 2006
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Elongated Throne!
OK so I dont appreciate the small short, round toilets, I am 6'3, long legs! Mirrivalles Hotel Yoko 9/05/06 Monday (P.M.)
Just about 12:40, DAMN good time! Maybe not quite 1.5, more like 45 mins!!!!
So, Adios Johnny Loco! He could speak some English and slang so we had fun!
A hotel for families around that come with kids to relax in the HOT pools...
Got room #11 'on-ce', for practice, NO HAMMOK! BUT, look! Yes that is an elongated toilet!
Called the pic 'Accident waiting to happen'.....
The Mushroom pool/fountain, is where the HOT water,(@108F), comes from the ICE Thermal Generating station, pond.
Says Davier.
All the land is an old plantation, friut trees and cattle grazing. At only 5 km from the Mirrivalles Canopy and waterfalls, a great stop for Gringos.
Oh Yeah, the mono-pod works great! that's me in fromt of Mt. Mirrivalles.
Thx Terry!
another day coming.
Mirrivalles Yoko Hot Pools Hotel 9/05/06 Tuesday
05:30 daylight sun is still behind the mountain. Very cool! @66 F. Can see the steam coming off the 'Mushroom' pool and the falling water. PLUS my 1st UFO!!!!
Staying here to work on the blog, plus get these batteries charged up. That's not to say, my own batteries don't
Accident waiting to happen
Ceramic is sharpe as glass. Stepped on it at least 5 times, caught myself before getting cut. need recharging, the hot pool and falling water works for me.
The coffee is thick, rich, but, luke warm. Always with leche, not creama, only cream comes in a packet, so NOW I remembered my "Hill Country Fare" Irish Cream POWDER! tastety!
A big screen TV with Direct TV satellite service, only dialup Internat here though. HMM?
Heard about 'Croc guy', Steve Irwin, Damn that had to hurt! At least for a split second, anyway...
Note to wade fishermen and tourist, 'Stingrays are Dangerous!
Never did understand the 'swimming with stingrays attraction....not me!
Soaked in the hot pool, then swam in the normal pool, got the kinks out, back to the falling hot water pool to get what feels like a 'deep tissue' massage. Seems it hurts more after I get out, just like Korina's 1.5 hr massage did.
A YOUNG, Israeli couple is here.
Secured my laptop to the desk here, will have to bust it to pieces, then still have the cable and password to deal with,,, buenos suerte!!!
Broke out the Level 1 Spanish book and proceeded to read the glossary for Eng > Span...then Span > Eng....
Yeah!
Mushroom Fountain
Where HOT water is piped from ICE pond.
Steam 'vapor' shows in early a.m. I can understand the words and can put together phrases, just need to practice the 'hablar'...did not even remove the CDs yet...coming soon.
Dinner: 4 corn tortillas with a ground meat, cheese, and sauce, along with french fries. I believe these folks think Americans have french fries with everything....got to quit eatin' 'em!
Off to update the blog blerbs, then to crash. Wait a minute, its only 8:00pm? the rain/mist/thunderstorm kept me away from the pool, so I attempted to go to sleep....
Now I'm up, its 10ish, download the camera card, edit all the pics, then go back to bed.
another day coming.
Mirrivalles Yoko Hot Pools Hotel 09/06/06 Wednesday (I think)
O5:15 and all is well! Geez, now I get it. Daylite by 05:00, dark by 19:30. So up by 05:00 and you can be outside fumbling around until breakfast.
Probably @65F this time of the morning, steam coming off all the pools.
Up to see birds, animals, people....anything...
This is where the cows are moved across and down the road before 07:00, as not to impede traffic. I went to the front of the hotel to see that for myself, the women
Me and Mirrivalles
See the crator? Supposedly 'inactive'. that work here, saw me and I guess they couldn't believe a gringo was out of bed that early.
Stood there by the road and watched the cows herded to the field across the street. Sure enough, a big truck, and a few cars came thru the middle of this exercise.
BUT, only 1 truck slammed on his brakes. Then, a kid in a 4x4 had to use the ditch to get by.
Just kinda glad nothing serious occurred, cause I'd have been in the middle of it!
Breakfast! Pancakes! 1 fried egg, ham/bacon. Boy I hope these meals don't stick with me. Got to start doing crunches.
Back to work on the blerbs...got them all loaded on my 1gig memstick, STILL no internet here! The USB port does not work either!
NEXT place is gonna have WiFi no question about it!
Had to see if they sold batteries here, my camera just went dead, wouldn't you know it, a Red magpie is on the lawn...no pics, maybe later. The manager is getting his son to pick some AAs up and bring by later.
Broke out the CDs, put on The Eagles 'Hell Freezes Over',
Water Slide
Man-made concrete slide. Gloss blue paint on mortar, slic but not like glass. Definetly not big enough for me. playing, 'The Last Resort', damn, the truth about Aspen, and Malibu, and here I am, in CR, well, they do call this place paradise and so many people are on their way....Dang...that's a good album!
Now getting my laundry done, again...will cost me this time. I am trying to be presentable for meals, but the shirts are good for half a day at best. T-shirts are OK, but mine are xxlarge, so they fit too loose.
Just got the clothes back, still damp, but clean! Need to dry them out some more, somehow...HMMM? Can you guess?
Whole place to myself....green season, don't ya know...
NOT HAVING BATTERIES SUCKS! Saw some cool birds and lizards. Sky cleared, could see the mountains for a little while, then came the rains....sprinkles, not downpours. Extreemly peaceful, but I can sit on the porch and watch for stuff.....hey, it beats staring at computers for 12 hrs! (wait the blog takes me 10!)
Now I have to arrange a ride out of here, possibly pick where I am going too. The manager on duty was gracious to make some phone calls, with assistance from Davier. I got the ride to Arenal,
not quite to
Pre-dawn shot, don't ask!
No, I do not know what that light is/was. UFO! La Fortuna, but a cool place to stay.
So, all this writing is getting me behind, and I am not getting out and about to see the country!....no car, no go...GET A CAR!
another day coming
****** ADDED THE UFO PIC!!!
Mirrivalles Hotel Yoko 9/07/06 Thursday A.m.
Had breakfast, said adios! to Davier, Taxi was called and then showed up, about 10:15
No chance to thank the hombres at the hotel, just split. The taxi driver, Joe, and his son, Daniel, and I took off for a 2 hour ride.
Down off the mountain, thru the canyons, and onto the highway....but wait, he is giving a ride for a friend in Fortuna, to Bagaces....no probleme!
A pit stop in Canas for a drink, PowerAide... then up the hills to Tilaran.
Very pretty countryside, they have a wind farm for electrical power up on the hills, DAMN BIG FARM! Quaint little places along the way, then I see the lake.
Lake Arenal, Lago Arenal, is friggin big, not wide, but long! Joe says the water is down I could see that it was, about 20 meters he said, 60ft to you and me....
Around the
The UFO!
I do not know how this occurred. lake we go, narrow paved road, good til the East side, then the POTHOLES! Not so big, not so deep, but in a sedan, they do damage. I'd have plowed right thru them in my truck....The mudslides! Seems the hills wash out in a heavy rain then the road meets a creek or wash/gulch, and the road disappears, at least part of it....got to fix this 1st.
ECOLodge, no probleme! Joe gets me there. Its now 12:10...not bad for stopping and getting assistance!
See next blog for website to EcoLodge
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