Costa Rica Fun - August 2016, Page 3
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After touring the rainforest in the Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park, we drove to the Catarata Rio Fortuna to see a 230-foot-high waterfall. This is the place with the 480 steps down and then up. The water was cold and clear but only Kendra was tough enough to swim under the waterfall. The rest of us waded in the cool, clear water downstream. A tough hike up but worth the effort
After a lunch (beans and rice), even though we had been busy since about 7:30 am, we were off to hike as high up on the Arenal Volcano as they would let us go. It was a good hike, but those of us with sore knees, backs and ankles took a break. You could not go too high up the volcano as the park trails are closed for safety reasons.
To finish off day two in La Fortuna, they took us to Eco Termales Hot Springs and Spa for dinner and a swim in the hot springs. While we were there a big lightning storm hit and the staff did not recommend getting into the springs. Yes, dinner was rice & beans with some good pollo thrown in. The Eco Termales Springs were beautiful but the rain and the lightning kept us out most of the time we were there.
Day three in La Fortuna started off with zip-lining with Sky Adventures. We went on 8 different zip-lines and it was not what I had expected. I had thought that the zip-lines would be flat and slow and we would look at birds, butterflies and monkeys. I was wrong, and after I started screaming there were no birds or monkeys around us. I was scared but after looking at these photos, everyone had a very big smile on their face!
Zip Line, Costa Rica
