Hotel Esperanza
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Cloud Forests, Volcanos and Waterfalls
... much. The lagoon at the top of the volcano was shrouded in misty clouds and rain. It was a huge hike but a really beautiful one.
In the evenings here, we had a few drinks or Leo beat me at pool.
And now I’m off to Panama on my own. I didn’t really do any research on getting to Panama and ended up buying the wrong ticket. I managed to convince the driver to make an additional stop and let me off at a town just over ...
Just the way it should be
... to do it justice but we just couldn't capture it. Sorry. How about walking through the butterfly garden and having blue morphos swarm around, again, so close you can feel the wind from their giant wings. Other than Anne Marie, most of our friends wouldn't get too pumped from the botanical gardens, but rest assured, they were amazing: giant plants, tree trunks so large you could have lived inside them, walking trees, flowers that were so large, ...
Costa Rican Triathlon- hike, swim, slide a volcano
... beans, and some vegetables that I barely ate cause they were bathed in so much butter they were drowning. Amanda and I were going to have chocolate brownies for dessert but they were all gone by the time we went to go grab some. Oh well. I had some strawberries and pineapple dipped in chocolate. After dinner, we make our way back to the water slides. Amanda is not interested in going so she hangs out while the boys and I go. When we get up to the top ...
Learning About the Indigenous Culture
... seems quite advanced in this remote area. Meredith explained that several years ago they flooded the old town of Arenal to create a large lake, from which they pumped water to the hilltop. New Arenal town now sits lakeside; divers can visit Old Town under water.
Since there is ample wind, there were also wind surfers. The kids crowded to one side of the bus for a better view and picture taking.
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Lazy Rainy Day at the Rio
... roof of the casita. We slept in a bit til 8…which since we have been getting up at 5:45 or so that was late. It was nice and cozy in our casita but we decided to attempt the walk over to breakfast. It was amazing. They include a continental with the room...coffee and breads and fruit but you can add a meal which we did and its really cheap! It was like $6 for eggs, hasbrowns, sausage...really reasonable and very tasty and filling. I have to give props ...
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