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La Fortuna

Yesterday we got up with no plans for the day. We made some breakfast, used the Internet cafe and called the debit card company. We are still in a holding pattern with that because we don't want to give up our cash line. I am keeping a close eye on the account but at this point we think the card got turned in to a bank.

We decided to spend the afternoon at Baldi Hot Springs and included dinner in the tickets. We spent the afternoon lounging around in the thermal hot springs, which were varying degrees of temperature. There were about 20 of them  Steve and I took cat naps while the kids played on the watercourse.   Tate was very popular because when he came down there was a huge splash when he hit the water. Dinner was ok. Kinda like cruise ship food. After that the pools were lit up and most of the people were gone so it was really relaxing.

This morning when we woke up the top of the volcano was visible. It peeked in and out of the clouds all day. I hope we can see some volcanic activity tonight but I doubt it.

Again, a computer with no SD card slot. These few photos from my phone will have to do


Another day with no plans so I booked some activities for the next few days. Today we went to Los Lagos and did a zipline course and then got to lounge in more thermal pool. Everyone really had fun ziplining. We even got to go upside down and Cora got to fly like superman. We got good video.

The large waterside Los Lagos had a broken pipe so was dry. The kids made some amigos here and hatched a plan to fill buckets with water and pour them down the slide so they could go. It worked great and they had a good time.

Tomorrow morning we are leaving La Fortuna and taking a boat across lake Arenal. The boat ride will save us 2 hours of drive time on terrible road. They keep the roads bad here so that they don't become tourist superhighways.

Cora wants to pet every dog she sees. If it looks healthy I let her. Lots of roaming dogs here.


Speaking of touristy, Costa Rica is very touristy, especially where we are now. This is not our usual way of travel and we really don't like it very much. Prices are inflated,everything has to be booked through a tour company, and the experience is very sanitized. There are no animals here because I'm sure they have been scared away. Overall, we liked Panama much better. Nevertheless, we are glad we came here if for no other reason than to know this is not where we want to have a winter home.

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