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Travelling, Costa Rica
We hit Costa Rica, our last destination, with only 2 weeks left and headed straight for the Arenal Volcano. We were greeted by Mr Lava-Lava and taken to the hostel where we bumped into 2 other english gappers - Nat and Fred. The 5 of us spent the evening watching red hot lava flow down the volcano and then went on for a dip in the thermal pools …
Cloud bursting
... the area. Some of which are certainly not local, but delivered by birds and the bees are flourishing despite the conditions but continue to face problems with shallow roots and the effects of high winds.
Along the way, Edgar did his best to point out the interesting, but the cloud cover thickened as the rain started. $2 ponchos in those wild colours came out whatever wildlife might have been along the trail (as advertised) became recluse. Including a yellow viper that we spent ...
Rafting and Rappelling in the Rain
... were pure bliss because we had been in the water all day and it was raining almost the entire time. Nonetheless, we considered our experience quite the success as neither of us fell out of the raft and we crossed two more items off our bucket lists.
To celebrate our achievement, the guides took us to Don Juan, an organic restaurant with its own farm. Costa Rica is not only physically very green, but also environmentally very green. ...
White Water Rafting, Rappelling, and Moonshine
... sinuses. They inject the pod with alcohol, let it sit for a few days, and then the patient would snort up the liquid and it would clean out all sinus issues. (Sounds painful, no?)
Cloud Forest #2 and the Hitchhiking Tick
... was a beautiful sight to be surrounded by so much greenery and amazing to feel so small among the towering trees.
After finishing our hike we decided not to waste money on a taxi and instead walked the 8km down the mountain, back to town. Just outside of the park gate we were lucky enough to be motioned over by a staff member who was watching a Baird's Tapir in the bushes. Tapirs are uncommon in ...