'09 Costa Rica
Leaving just after Thanksgiving, we landed in San Jose and immediately travelled to La Fortuna near Mt. Arenal, a live volcano. Our trip took several hours, often along roads that were sometimes washed out. At a stop for snacks and drinks we found endless stretching rolling hills, cattle, and a rancher training his show horse.
We stayed at the Mountain Paradise Resort at the foot of Mt. Arenal. Each day clouds and steam from the volcano's mouth obscurred much of the upper region but I managed to get this one shot during the only clear few minutes the entire week..
That little dot is Bridget on the zip line
Mt. Arenal and a nearby rainforest
The Restaurant
Some of our many lunch-time visitors
The Pool
Beautiful plants and flowers everywhere
The Pool
Beautiful plants and flowers everywhere
Howler Monkey
Dangerous jungle hike :O
Deadly Man-eating Blue Ant :)
Dangerous jungle hike :O
Deadly Man-eating Blue Ant :)
Seriously Deadly Jumping Pit Viper!
More Howler Monkies
Our night-time river raft jungle safari began at sunset
Bats and Iguanas
The Lava Lounge, our favorite hang-out in La Fortuna,
sold oringial Costa Rican Cacique Guaro Sours and
Mexican beer from ... New York state!
sold oringial Costa Rican Cacique Guaro Sours and
Mexican beer from ... New York state!
This day was mostly *rainy* activity
