Costa Rica, part 2

The hot springs needed a repeat visit in that cloudy cool weather we encountered throughout. Again, even less of a sign of the volcano today. (Costa Rica, part 1 here)



The drive to the waterfall got us totally lost but the diversions were very welcome.



The hike to a most stunning waterfall took us through another beautiful forest, through slippery steps, a hanging bridge, more rain and forest sounds, stunning foliage of the brightest flowers and we quietly prepared ourselves for leaving this area and driving away to another beautiful place in Costa Rica.

Listen to the sounds:


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Warmed earlier by our time at the hot springs, we weren't as inclined to take a dip this time.



Before that hike we saw so many guava trees with unripe fruit that we peered through every fruit stand on our drive to find some guavas but guavas were not be found on any of the fruit stands though we got some delicious mangoes and some other berry type fruit. The kid at the fruit stand had an iguana with a string tied to it and his sister was carrying around a sloth. Further along on the highway, a man was selling guava trees (!) and fruit. Score.



The car smelled sweetly of fruit now. The drive was beautiful, through rolling hills with more lush, green forests. The sun started peeking through the clouds as we got closer to our beach destination. And then we saw a rainbow!



Costa Rica, part 1