The morning we found out there was a bus that cost 50 cents one way/pp and took it down to the beach where we were looking for our traditional ornament and local nativity scene for our souvenirs.
When we got to Jaco we went and ate at Rustico's which is a really local eatery that was so good and cheap. The line was really long for the food where you just point at what food you want and a plate cost $5. I really liked the couple we met and could see Omar and I traveling with them for longer. We invited them to come with us to Arenal, but they had been in Costa Rica for about 2 weeks and were ready to move onto Panama.
One of our stops on the way to Arenal was a little past Jaco where you can view crocodiles from a long bridge. There were a lot of them and they were huge! There was a guy selling crocodiles he carved out of the coffee bean plant. We bought 2 of them for our nephews. They are pretty cool looking and move.
I don't know what we would have done without the GPS. I think we would never have made it to Arenal. It was about a 4 hour drive and we went through small side roads in different cities. It rained a good portion of our trip and when we went through the Los Angeles Cloud Forest the sun began to go down. The Cloud Forest was really neat because you would drive straight through the clouds. I can't imagine living there because it seemed very depressing.
We ate down in La Fortuna which is a 30 minute drive from our hotel. There was a big festival going on with dancing horses, carnival, etc. We got to the hotel about 7pm. We stayed at the Lost Iguana Hotel and Spa. We stayed in a suite that had a large bathtub, hot tub on the terrace of our room. The hotel had one of those bush mazes you could go through as well as many hiking trails. We really didn't get a chance to take advantage of our hotel because we were gone doing activities so much.
One of our stops on the way to Arenal was a little past Jaco where you can view crocodiles from a long bridge. There were a lot of them and they were huge! There was a guy selling crocodiles he carved out of the coffee bean plant. We bought 2 of them for our nephews. They are pretty cool looking and move.
I don't know what we would have done without the GPS. I think we would never have made it to Arenal. It was about a 4 hour drive and we went through small side roads in different cities. It rained a good portion of our trip and when we went through the Los Angeles Cloud Forest the sun began to go down. The Cloud Forest was really neat because you would drive straight through the clouds. I can't imagine living there because it seemed very depressing.
We ate down in La Fortuna which is a 30 minute drive from our hotel. There was a big festival going on with dancing horses, carnival, etc. We got to the hotel about 7pm. We stayed at the Lost Iguana Hotel and Spa. We stayed in a suite that had a large bathtub, hot tub on the terrace of our room. The hotel had one of those bush mazes you could go through as well as many hiking trails. We really didn't get a chance to take advantage of our hotel because we were gone doing activities so much.
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