The ride to Santa Elana was very nice. Having the boat trip in the middle broke it up and the mountain views were gorgeous. We were in and out of the cloud forests and drove by many coffee plantations. We had never seen coffee flowering before and the smell is really nice. Very fragrant.
Our first choice hostel had a good room available so we are very happy here for two nights. Tina´s Casitas.
There are lots of dogs here. Cora made friends with Snoopy and Charlie.
The bad thing is the transportation to get anywhere from the Monteverde area is really expensive and it's like they have fixed it so travelers have to use that expensive transport. The public buses are at 4:30am (!) or 2:30pm which makes you too late to get the ferry to the coast. There is one at 6am but it would take us seven hours as opposed to three because of the route. Instead we are paying $45 per person to go from here to the coast. I really do want to like Costa Rica, but they are making it hard.
In the afternoon we went to do a coffee and sugar farm tour. There were a lot of people in our group but our guide was really good. I learned a lot more about coffee than the other coffee tours I had been on, and I had never learned anything about sugar so that was really interesting. The kids liked it because they got to make candy at the end and chew on sugarcane.
Today we are doing another "Canopy Tour" but that actually means we are ziplining again. I think they call it canopy tour so it sounds jungle-ish, but you really don't notice the jungle and there are no animals to be seen. It's more of a thrill adventure. Neverless, we had a lot of fun last time so are looking forward to it. First, however, we are having a pancake breakfast here at the hostel. Yum!
We spent the morning just lazing around and looking at hotel reviews for Montezuma. We are not going to make reservations and just see what comes up. That usually goes better than making a reservation based website photos.
After lunch we went on the zipline and had a great time. The weather was cool and rainy but we wore ponchos. The lush jungle area was neat to see and the really long cables were so high up that it really was like being a bird. After we were done with the zips we got to do the Tarzan Swing. Basically we stood at the top of a 30 foot high tower and had to step off, then we would swing way out into the jungle. It was scary and awesome. We all loved it.
Tomorrow morning we leave very early for Montezuma. It is a small beach community on the pacific coast/gulf area and our last stop before returning home. We are ready for some sun and beach again.
Our first choice hostel had a good room available so we are very happy here for two nights. Tina´s Casitas.
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| Stave making lunch while I sit in the hammock |
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| They don´t like Tate though. They snarl and chase him. It´s very funny to watch. |
The bad thing is the transportation to get anywhere from the Monteverde area is really expensive and it's like they have fixed it so travelers have to use that expensive transport. The public buses are at 4:30am (!) or 2:30pm which makes you too late to get the ferry to the coast. There is one at 6am but it would take us seven hours as opposed to three because of the route. Instead we are paying $45 per person to go from here to the coast. I really do want to like Costa Rica, but they are making it hard.
In the afternoon we went to do a coffee and sugar farm tour. There were a lot of people in our group but our guide was really good. I learned a lot more about coffee than the other coffee tours I had been on, and I had never learned anything about sugar so that was really interesting. The kids liked it because they got to make candy at the end and chew on sugarcane.
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| Cora mixing the sugar cane toffee |
Today we are doing another "Canopy Tour" but that actually means we are ziplining again. I think they call it canopy tour so it sounds jungle-ish, but you really don't notice the jungle and there are no animals to be seen. It's more of a thrill adventure. Neverless, we had a lot of fun last time so are looking forward to it. First, however, we are having a pancake breakfast here at the hostel. Yum!
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| Awesome pancakes and great coffee! |
We spent the morning just lazing around and looking at hotel reviews for Montezuma. We are not going to make reservations and just see what comes up. That usually goes better than making a reservation based website photos.
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| A grasshopper we found while on a walk. It had large red wings. The dog that was following us chased it around and ate it. |
After lunch we went on the zipline and had a great time. The weather was cool and rainy but we wore ponchos. The lush jungle area was neat to see and the really long cables were so high up that it really was like being a bird. After we were done with the zips we got to do the Tarzan Swing. Basically we stood at the top of a 30 foot high tower and had to step off, then we would swing way out into the jungle. It was scary and awesome. We all loved it.
Tomorrow morning we leave very early for Montezuma. It is a small beach community on the pacific coast/gulf area and our last stop before returning home. We are ready for some sun and beach again.
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