Linda Vista Lodge La Fortuna

... went to- the trails are impeccably
maintained and well-marked. And the flora and fauna was just
incredible. Cloud forests are almost constantly dripping with moisture
Santa Elena (Monteverde), Province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica farrahfig

... is an expansive collections of pools and waterfalls all fed by the Tabacon river which originates somewhere near the volcano. For this reason they are HOT, too hot to be in them for too long. But there are several other cooler pools. This place is amazing! If you are ever in the Arenal area you can not miss this attraction. I only wish we would’ve been there during the daytime to be able to fully appreciate the lush tropical gardens and ...

... San Jose. Although its only about 16 miles from San Jose, it's a one and a half hour bus ride through the mountains. In Rio Conejo, there are 4 other volunteers (all girls) and we have class 3 days a week in the church. These communities are supposed to be a transition to the sites where we are actually placed after training. One day a week we have class with our entire program in a town called Jerico. Then on Fridays we generally go to San Jose for ...

... sehr schmerzhafte Getier, das hier auf nackte Fuesse wartet. Ein Brasilianer spricht nur portugiesisch und spanisch, was ja eigentlich in Costa Rica nicht das Problem sein sollte, aber in der hauptsaechlich amerikanischen Truppe hat er doch einige Verstaendnisprobleme, da der Guide fast alles auf Englisch erzaehlt. Da ist er zu Recht etwas verdutzt.

Wir wandern hinauf bis zu einem Aussichtspunkt, von dem aus man noch im Hellen Lavabrocken den steilen ...

we went our separate ways from kevin next day as he had to head to san jose. we walked the 1.5km to the butterfly farma dn saw all the pretty butterflies, then we took a taxi to san luis waterfall and walked the 40minutes through the jungle to the falls adn sat in the rain adn had a picnic. beck went in teh pools which were freakishly cold. then walked back to the lodge and got a lift home. went out for japanese food that night. my first ever. had ...

... 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 ...

... were nice, but we definitely started off with the hottest one unknowingly and it was fine if you just sat, but moving around was almost unbearable! I imagine doing 1 lap around those pools would have probably been equal to about 20 laps in a regular cold pool in burning calories! And it opened up the pores really nicely.

... of the time, there were clouds in the way which didnīt help, but it was disappointing how far we were from it.. and again I never got feel the rumbling of the volcano :( We did meet a really interesting traveller on that tour though. He had been travelling the world for a year straight across six continents. Went for dinner after the tour where he told us all about how he escaped Croatia as war was breaking out in 1991 and came to Canada as a refugee.

... a frog house, some hiking treks and the waterfalls. In the bird house we got a private tour - and it was really nice. The butterflies were amazing, we actually saw one hatch and they would land on some of us. in the snake house we saw everything we never want to see in real nature and the frogs were just colorful. The waterfalls were absulutely great - the sound, wow. And you get actually very close. We were finished around lunch, had ...

In einem relativ bequemen jedoch ueberfuellten Bus gings dann weiter richtung Vulkangebiet nach La Fortuna. Nach zirka 5 Stunden Fahrt erreichten wir dann erschoepft La Fortuna. Der Vulkan Arenal ist allgegenwaertig hier. Eine kleine Rauchsaeule steigt aus seinem Krater in die Luft. Ein sehr schoener Anblick. Wir werden bald eine Tour unternehmen, um sogar die Lavastroeme zu sehen.