Mountain Paradise Hotel La Fortuna

... bed at a decent hour- before 11pm even! It was a early rise<br>Friday morning to catch the 730 bus to the Reserve. After paying the<br>(steep) 17 dollars to enter the park, the ...

... some mole removals, learned about how to deal with intestinal parasites, and finally said goodbye to all the people at the clinic this morning. Today was our last day of class, and we intend to spend tomorrow at the pool with our classmates, saying goodbye to the host fam, and packing for the last time.<br><br>This has been an epic summer, but we are finally ready to head home. We can´t wait to see you all when we get home in two days or when we make it back to Camp Yale in the fall!<br>

... than relying on the buses even though CR has a good system in place. It would also allow us more freedom to stop and take pictures and go anywhere we wanted. Anyway, after speaking to about 4 or 5 sales guys, some of which said we absolutely needed a 4x4 and others that said we absolutely did not need a 4x4, we settled on National-Alamo. Like any other sales guy, they drove me crazy by starting off really high, so we decided to play their game and have them bid against each ...

... toucans. At least we did. The rest of the company didn't spot any what gives us a feeling of power :)  The Arenal volcano, most of the times not visible because of the mist, is 100% visible and that is simply fantastic. You can see the lava coming down, you can see the 2 craters, hear the explosions. A fantastic feeling which leaves me humble and silent. We stay in the Arenal Vista Lounge. The crew is very much like the one in Fawlty Towers. But ...

Today´s expedition saw us don helmets (complete with attached head-light) and descend into the bowels of the earth. Venado caves were created some 20 million years ago and still haven´t found a truly constructive purpose. In the meantime, groups of people spend two hours crawling around in the dark, splashing their way as they follow an underground river. Few places are dry and it is ...

... us a large ditch we avoid. We then drove back to her place. And said the road to Santa Elena was closed until tomorrow because of the left over of mud slides. Grace offered us to stay but we kindly declined even though we were extremely grateful. The guy knew someone who had a hotel 3km away. Grace rang and the hotel owner said he would put his lights on so that we could find him in the dark. Grace then offered us some bread, made by her grandma, which was ...

... a tarzan swing, you held a rope and stepped off the platform, free falling until the rope tightened, swinging you into the trees. This afternoon we went horse riding through the coffee fields. I had the best horse with a ´perfectly muscular´ bum in Jamie´s words. Natasha´s had the biggest willy, which the horsey riding tour man described as ´interesting´. Ellie´s horse pooed on Jamie´s foot.

... to do in these parts but dont give you the whole perspective. REMEMBER PEOPLE, even though the person that wrote this book is probably a well-travelled, intelligent person who gives excellent advice in his field of expertise, this doesn't mean that you should follow the book exactly. Most of the people that come down to this paradise have the exact same book as you, which means that they have the exact same info as you, and are ...

... what my great, great grandfather did, I shined his shoes and changed the subject. We talked about crime in Heredia and he asked me about the United States and being a police officer there. Then I just happened to mention that I might be a little turned around. I showed him my map and told him there were two schools near where my host family lived. He put his finger to his lip and I knew I was in trouble, however, a man came ...

The majestic cone of this active volcano was missing, shrouded by heavy mists and clouds by the time we got there. The only clue that we were in the vicinity of a real smoker was the regular explosion of new lava and rocks being thrown down the cone. Actually scarey loud explosions! Diane jumped at the last huge blast as we were driving away ...