Well, today had to be the best day so far!!!
Up bright & early to catch a 6:30 bus to Poás Volcano National Park and La Paz Waterfall Gardens.
It´s amazing what a difference it is getting out of the city and into the nature of CR. Today was the day where, if you imagine what CR is like in your brain, that´s what I saw today. :)
We stopped at a coffee plantation and got to see all the plants and sample the coffee. Did you know that CR exports their coffee to Germany to have them turn into decaf and then ship it back!?!? It´s apparently cheaper to do it that way than to build a factory here....crazy....
Up to the Poás Volcano we went and after a short hike I was at a volcano....amazing! We apparently lucked out on the weather cuz we could see the crater, the smoke coming out of it and could even see the cone of the Arenal Volcano - the 4th most active volcano in the world (which I´m going to see on Saturday!!). The Volcano was cool - hard to describe but since I´ve never see a volcano before, it was breathtaking.
On our way to La Paz, we saw these people on the side of the road taking pics, so Fernando stopped the bus and we all got to be Japanese tourists for a few segundos cuz there was a SLOTH up in the tree moving around!! So, we all scrambled to the left side of the bus and snapped away!! WOW!!!
La Paz Waterfall Gardens was our last stop - even the name sounds heavenly, doesn´t it?!?! We grabbed walking sticks and headed down to the butterfly house where thousands of butterflies are flying and dive-bombing everywhere....wow! They were sure attracted to my yellow shirt! Saw some monkeys and then, before lunch, stopped at the hummingbird gardens. Those things are cool!! After our typical CR meal (lots of rice & beans) we headed toward the Waterfalls. These were impressive! We got to see 2 of them. Had to hike through the extremely green jungle to get there and we were quite close for our pics (cameras got wet!!) Hiked through some more jungle to find the 2nd one...so impressive...and huge!! We don´t have things like that in Iowa, so this country girl was quite overwhelmed!! Just as we were hiking out, the clouds rolled in... and so did the rain. We high-tailed it back to the hotel, all amazed at our day. It was one of the best days...so far!!
(oh, I did attend a few sessions today.... they were pretty good!!)
This country never ceases to amaze me! I´d love to just wander around the jungles and see all the flora & fauna this place has to offer. Apparently, San José is not the place to be - quite shady...but we´re going to attempt that mañana..but just for a few hours. All the people I´ve talked to that have gone have had crazy stories to share. But, once you´re out of the Central Valley and up into the mountains & volcanos....it´s amazing! The gorgeous green is everywhere...sigh....
Well, best go charge my batteries and get some shut eye!!
Hasta **steph :)
Up bright & early to catch a 6:30 bus to Poás Volcano National Park and La Paz Waterfall Gardens.
It´s amazing what a difference it is getting out of the city and into the nature of CR. Today was the day where, if you imagine what CR is like in your brain, that´s what I saw today. :)
We stopped at a coffee plantation and got to see all the plants and sample the coffee. Did you know that CR exports their coffee to Germany to have them turn into decaf and then ship it back!?!? It´s apparently cheaper to do it that way than to build a factory here....crazy....
Up to the Poás Volcano we went and after a short hike I was at a volcano....amazing! We apparently lucked out on the weather cuz we could see the crater, the smoke coming out of it and could even see the cone of the Arenal Volcano - the 4th most active volcano in the world (which I´m going to see on Saturday!!). The Volcano was cool - hard to describe but since I´ve never see a volcano before, it was breathtaking.
On our way to La Paz, we saw these people on the side of the road taking pics, so Fernando stopped the bus and we all got to be Japanese tourists for a few segundos cuz there was a SLOTH up in the tree moving around!! So, we all scrambled to the left side of the bus and snapped away!! WOW!!!
La Paz Waterfall Gardens was our last stop - even the name sounds heavenly, doesn´t it?!?! We grabbed walking sticks and headed down to the butterfly house where thousands of butterflies are flying and dive-bombing everywhere....wow! They were sure attracted to my yellow shirt! Saw some monkeys and then, before lunch, stopped at the hummingbird gardens. Those things are cool!! After our typical CR meal (lots of rice & beans) we headed toward the Waterfalls. These were impressive! We got to see 2 of them. Had to hike through the extremely green jungle to get there and we were quite close for our pics (cameras got wet!!) Hiked through some more jungle to find the 2nd one...so impressive...and huge!! We don´t have things like that in Iowa, so this country girl was quite overwhelmed!! Just as we were hiking out, the clouds rolled in... and so did the rain. We high-tailed it back to the hotel, all amazed at our day. It was one of the best days...so far!!
(oh, I did attend a few sessions today.... they were pretty good!!)
This country never ceases to amaze me! I´d love to just wander around the jungles and see all the flora & fauna this place has to offer. Apparently, San José is not the place to be - quite shady...but we´re going to attempt that mañana..but just for a few hours. All the people I´ve talked to that have gone have had crazy stories to share. But, once you´re out of the Central Valley and up into the mountains & volcanos....it´s amazing! The gorgeous green is everywhere...sigh....
Well, best go charge my batteries and get some shut eye!!
Hasta **steph :)
1 comment:
Steph, I bet this was just amazing! I couldn't imagine. I have been to Chichen Itza and there was a senote there, that was just about the coolest thing ever, but this!!! Wow!! This looks awesome! I feel like I went with you! Great Stories!!! :)
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