Arenal Paraiso Resort And Spa La Fortuna

... on the lake shore of Laguna de Arenal. From there we hopped on a boat that ferried us across the lake where we were received by another JEEP (Hundai) that drove us to our final destination, Gringo Petes.<br><br>Gringo Pete´s is cost us $4US. Yeah...that´s right. We paid FOUR bones for comfortable bunks in a room that was quite tolerable after the sun set. Gringo Pete is a jolly old dude from Washington State. He was kind ...

... to La Fortuna. Mission accomplished! The reason we wanted to get back ASAP to La Fortuna was that because we'd now done all we wanted to do (indeed, all we realistically could do, given the weather), it was time to move on. After a proper lunch in La Fortuna, we checked the times of buses back to Ciudad Quesada (San Carlos). We should have checked the times before having our leisurely lunch because it turned out that if we were going all the way back to San ...

... found out he was telling the truth and infact they had a bunch of them - small ones, and large ones. Connor was even brave enough to climb into a cage of a smaller one, hold it...and give it a kiss! It was a pretty cool side trip! We went on to the famous Tabocan Hot Springs Resort. It was beautiful with a dozen or so hot spring pools, waterfalls, and very tropical grounds. We spent the rest of the day lounging ...

... to make a jackolantern effect on the inside of the tree and then we climb. I think we are going to do it again tonight because it is amazing! Its really cool going into town because it is a 20 min walk, but it is worth it because people are starting to remember us. the bar we go to alot is owned by a tico named chonco(spelt wrong), but it means swine in english. So its really funny to say his name. But my point was that he remembers us and hangs out with us when we are ...

... About a foot (plus thick metal fencing) separates me from the 2 lionesses while I'm cleaning their cages. See attached photo for the first pile of lion poo I shovelled - I thought it necesary to record that for posterity. Very little else to report I'm afraid, as this is a bit of a dead area. Still, I'm so knackered from work that all I'm interested in is sleeping that I don't miss the wild life! Uploaded some photos from the zoo, as promised.

... of cane toads... Also met my roomies, 3 ultimate frisbee girls from Albuquerque who were nice enough to invite me into their gang and get me stupidly drunk on Cuba Libre and Imperial at Bar Amigos. Insert hangover and a very lazy morning of me not going to the cloud forest ... But i did make it for a night hike in an Eco reserve, and saw a sloth, birds, enormous ...

... Orange/reddish lava started flowing down the side of the mountain....the mountain that we couldn't even see but were able to imagine the outline because of the path of the lava. It was incredible!! They said that only .01% of the world's population has seen active lava! It was awesome! The next morning we got up and decided to do a zip line. That is when you get strapped into a harness and zip along cables through the rain ...

... parecia como si lanzaran cubos de agua desde el cielo, evidentemente llegamos "chopos" a la recepcion de tal hostal y tuvimos que conformarnos con lo unico que tenian disponible, dos camas en un dormitorio compartido con 6 personas mas, por mala suerte todas nuestras compañeras de habitacion eran mujeres, que grande el bacpackers!!! Ese mismo sabado habia una fiesta en la disco Volca Look, una de las mas grandes de Costa Rica. Despues de los dos intentos ...