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Costa Rica's Cloud Forest
Today we were off to Monteverde a trip we were slightly worried about as it didn't seem that straightforward and we weren't disappointed. We got lost in Tilaran a small town on the southwest side of Lake Arenal. In fact Monteverde is actually only across the lake from Arenal but as per usual with any car journey in Costa Rica it was slow and windy …
Land of the Resplendent Quetzal
A Cloud Forest is a type of rain forest but is characterised not unsurprisingly by a lot of low-level cloud cover at canopy level. They have lots of moss covering the trees and for this reason they are also called mossy forests. We had booked a guided trip around the park and were lucky enough to get Oscar who was absolutely brilliant. Almost …
Costa Rica: The Beginning of my Spanish Obsession
In high school I suffered through a year of Spanish with a teacher who, just a month before the start of the school year, recovered from a stroke. It wasn't her fault for her inability to write well or to concentrate on teaching the class, I blame this solely on the stroke. However, her constant absences and shut-up-and-watch-a-movie-in-Spanish …
The Quetzal
Day cafeuesday, June 30, 2009 - We started the drive around Arenal Volcano and Lake Arenal early in the morning. Our last views of the volcano were beautiful. The mornings were always so clear and the sky so blue.
The drive around the lake to Monteverde was very long. The views were great. We stopped at a bank and restroom stop at the …
Bungeeeeeee!
... I am off for a nap. And it saddens me to say that today was the last day in Costa Rica. I cannot believe how quickly these past 5 days of my traveling have flown!! I'm not sure I can throughly express what a marvelous time I am having! We leave for Nicaragua in the morning and will be traveling via bus, boat, and taxis for (wait for it) DIEZ HORAS (TEN HOURS)!! Is that not insane?!? Better make sure my plastic bags are all set for motion sickness explosion! Oh boy.... ...
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