La Fortuna

We came to La Fortuna today. As usual I got up earlier than necessary, as I always like to be prepared when going anywhere. I was thinking of Hailey this morning as we went through this more than once in Nepal and she would complain as like any teenager she would have preferred the extra hour of sleep rather than arriving at the airport/bus station an hour too early and having to wait. Oh well, we went down to meet the bus a bit early and Doug took advantage of the time to practice his skateboarding. We spent the first half of the day bouncing around potholes and then being transported across the Arenal Lake, then onto another bus to La Fortuna. They call it jeep boat jeep transportation but there is no jeep involved.

When we were here 5 years ago, the volcano was still considered active. At night you could see the lava rocks falling down the mountain. Apparently that stopped about two years ago.

We have decided to stay here two nights and then move on. Our hotel is nice and certainly cheaper than anything else I found on-line but of course as soon as we arrived I have easily found three others that are cheaper. We may move to a different one to save a bit of money but then it is all cheaper than home so why bother???  I spoke with Hailey tonight. She is wise beyond her years and always manages to put things into perspective for me.

The pool looks much larger and more inviting in the photo LOL

La Fortuna is warmer than Monteverde but not as warm as the beach. It is a really nice happy medium. Warm enough to walk around in shorts but not so crazy that your skin is burning. It is a larger town than Monteverde, we are happy to be out walking around at night, there are people out, street lights on a nice change from the cloud forest.

On Wednesday we are heading to the ocean. Puerto Viejo. Using the Tico bus system it would take us at least three busses and a couple of hours longer than the tourist bus but would only cost $3 per bus so maybe a total of $9. The Tourist buss will cost $57 with no stops. We found a tour, which includes breakfast and lunch, will take us on a four-hour rafting excursion and drop us off in Puerto Viejo for $100. LOL might as well add in a bit of fun along the way!