Pura Vida

 A great day in La Fortuna and Arenal. We booked a Red Lava tour so we could see the La Fortuna waterfall.we learned about the Maleku tribe, saw some of the goods they created and drank their wine. The hike to the falls was a trek, but the water felt great. Then it was on to Arenal volcano. It had an interesting history of the Costa Ricans not knowing it was an active volcano until it erupted in 1968…it continued to erupt until 2010. We hiked through the rain forest and learned about the plant life and saw Howler and Spyder monkeys among other wildlife and finished the day at a Hot Spring. The rainforest wasn’t very rainy today…it was a beautiful day! 

La Paz

 La Paz Waterfall Gardens was our second stop. This was high on the girls list of things to do…for me, too! The Butterfly gardens were amazing. The brightest wings we’ve ever seen. There were so many exotic birds, and other animals. We definitely got our miles in, hiking to four different waterfalls. Could you tell it was humid and a little wet?? 

Volcano Poas

 We’re off and running in Costa Rica and day one did not disappoint!! We were on the move early to get to Poás Volcán National Park. We read all the reviews that said you’re entering a cloud forest and best chance of visibility is early in the morning…and even then you have a 40-50% chance of seeing the crater. The travel Gods shined down upon us and after hiking around the park and enjoying the rainforest the clouds cleared off and we got an amazing view!! Two thumbs up!