Paradisus Playa Conchal All Inclusive

... quickly found a comfortable spot and laid my head down for a nap. I awoke as we neared the lake surrounding volcano Arenal. Alberto, the driver said we were lucky in that the entire volcano was visible, smoking cone and all (not a frequent site during the rainy season). <br><br>We arrived at our hotel, the Mountain Paradise Hotel and were instantly greeted by the very friendly and attentive staff. The grounds of the ...

... holding her face in shock. Man I feel sooooo bad. After a few minutes her nose was bleeding! Ugh... Sorry Helen!!!!!! After we got back from the tour we went straight to another tour ... not until after we got our clothes from the laundry service at the hotel we were at. It cost $3US per Kg which was pretty darn good and we needed to do laundry bad. Anyways, the tour we had next was the continuation of the one we started with yesterday at the hot springs ... the Volcano hike. We ...

So after picking up Jen in San Jose we stayed one night in a town right by the airport, and went to some casino for "ladies night" so we could drink for free. The funniest boy band we singing and dancing, straight up Backstreet Boys style, so hilarious, they thought they were so hot...but were sooo not. So the next day we headed to La Fortuna to check out Volcan Arenal. The town is at it´s base and our cheap hostel room had a perfect view of the ...

Two entries in two days makes you all very lucky. Yesty arvo i went off for a jungle walk, and saw a complete lack of anything that wasn't green and didn't moo. Was a very nice and not too strenuous walk though. The group before me saw spider monkeys, capuchin monkeys, and howler monkeys, and the group after me saw toucans, so i guess just bad luck. Then went to a viewpoint to check out the active ...

... it was amazing to see them. Oh, and the iguanas at the hotel! And nasuas... and raccoons! it was incredible. Again, pictures coming! I promise! Now we are back in liberia, ready to head to Nicaragua tomorrow. Wish us luck! We have been so lazy for the last 3 days, it is hard to get moving. However, the good quality time we got with John´s family, and in such a fantastic place, was so worth the trip! Thanks guys!!! We miss you all already!

... was for the girl coming down. Visability was pretty bad aswell so we wouldn't have seen anything at the top anyway. A pretty disappointed group then made the treacherous walk down (silly girl..imagine wearing sneakers for a tough hike). It really was tough going down with the slippery rocks not providing any foot support and the Howler and White faced monkeys laughing at us all the way. The hike was really beautiful anyway so in all it was worth it. Aswell as the monkeys I saw some ...

... beach tomorrow. We are continuing the adventure on into Nicaragua where we'll hopefully start to experience the "real" Central America! Katie Said: We lucked out in Playa Tamarindo and found a really cute two-bedroom cottage with a kitchen right on the beach owned by a retired American couple. The place had a private pool and was located at the end of the beach in a tranquil area. With the complete end of our trip and our jobs lurking in the not too distant future, it really ...

... t gotten a good nights sleep in days so we decided to do a little catch up napping. In my anger, sleep eluded me, but eventually I dozed off. We woke at 2:30pm and ate. After, we spent until sundown at the beach. We watched a sail boat against the burning sky and the birds diving into the ocean for fish. Back in our room, we wash off the sand and salt. We arrive at the ranger station at 7:15. They tell me I have to ...