Our flight took us about five hours from Toronto to San José, Costa Rica. As soon as we landed, we roamed to our Interbus shuttle pick up and hopped in with a few other tourists from Canada and the United States to make our way to the small town called La Fortuna. It's about about a three hour drive northwest of the capital city and is known for its nearness to the active Arenal Volcano, hot springs and waterfall. Once we had got in, we got ourselves familiar with the downtown area, the food from the soda restaurants (locally owned spots) and booked a tour for the following day.
The next day we woke up early to sip on some coffee and eat gallo pinto (rice and beans) for breakfast. The first thing on our agenda was to head to Sky Trek to do some zip lining near the volcano and national park (shoutout to these guys). When we were dropped off at the tour location we went through a short safety demonstration and then rode a tram up to the top of a hill. We were given the opportunity to take some photos and mingle with some of the other travellers. As we got talking with the tour guides, they mentioned that there were seven zip lines, that we'd be around 650 ft off the ground and that the longest cable was about a half mile long. I didn't really realize what we were getting ourselves into when we signed up, we had done zip lining before but this was much more intense. We strapped into the harness and decided to ride first so that we wouldn't regret our decision and took in the amazing views! In the second shot below you can see Aashna trying to brake before she gets to the end of a cable.
After our heart rates dropped we decided to grab a bite and head to the Baldi Hot Springs. Baldi is the largest hot spring in Costa Rica featuring 25 pools, natural saunas, four water slides and amazing tropical rainforest views. Just to our surprise, there was a downpour when we arrived that had scared most of the people out of the pool. Aashna and I figured that we'd take advantage of the pools while no one was in them, running from one area to the next. The higher you got into the park, the hotter the water became. This was the perfect way to spend our afternoon.
After that there isn't much to write about. We hit up a pizza spot called Anch'io that was recommended by some visitors because of their wood-fired oven, listened to some live singers at a bar and indulged in some of the local beers. Until next time!
Yours Truly
