HANGING BRIDGES
We could get tickets to the Hanging Bridges for a discounted rate at our hotel ($18/pp). We didn't get a guide, which I am awfully glad about. A guide is really not needed for the bridges.The bridges was only a 2 mile drive from our hotel. It took us about 3 hours to walk around the whole thing. It was pretty much jungle and had some nice views including a waterfall. We really didn't see any animal life except for a centipede until the very end where we saw a bunch of squirrel monkeys playing around.
VOLCANO ARENAL
We went next to the Volcano Arenal National Park. A guided tour and entrance was $20/pp. It was totally worth it. I spoke with her a lot in Spanish and we had some really good conversations regarding immigration and politics in the Us, the Restoration, going to Spanish Speaking school in Costa Rica and more. There are multiple routes in the park. One that goes around the lake with beautiful scenery and some that are with the lava rocks. We were interested only in the lava. We learned that the lava flow has been gone for 2 years. It is an active volcano, but in volcano time it could be many years before it would erupt or have lava flow again. We were SO sore climbing up and down the rocks from the day before.
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| Check out the lava dirt |
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| Hiking up to the volcano |
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| check out this water vapor! It looks like the volcano is smoking |
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| super cool mushroom |
TABACON HOT SPRINGS
Since we were so sore it was a good thing we got 2 days for the price of one at the hot springs. I can't imagine how lush and green it must have been in the daytime. This place was incredible. It had a river that flowed through it that the water is heated by the volcano. The temperatures range from 77-122 degrees Fahrenheit in the pools. There must have been at least 35 different pools. A lot of them had waterfalls. Included with our pass was also a buffet of typical food. Omar and I even found out that they had a slide going into the pools too. It was so fun. I only wished everyone we were with wanted to stay longer. There is also a spot that the locals go to right outside the Tabacon that is free. I think next time I would want to try that out.
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