First 5 days

So I am sorry that it has taken me this long to write but I was having technical difficulties.
Here is the low down so far...

My Mom and I flew into San Jose and stayed at a little hostel the first night. San Jose is a unsafe and dirty city so we were glad to get on a bus to La Fortuna the next morning. The public bus to La Fortuna took 5 hours and we were able to see a lot of the small villages along the way. It is so beautiful here, (and I thought Washington had a lot of green).

In La Fortuna we hiked down to La Catarata de Fortuna (the waterfall of La Fortuna) and swam in the aqua blue water. Later that day we hopped on board a tour bus and went hiking in the rainforest, saw lava crashing down the Arenal Volcano and went to a hot springs resort.

The following day (Sunday) we paddled kayaks down a river lined with tropical forest. We saw howler monkeys, lizards, bats, vultures and lots of birds. We were the only ones with our guide, Julio, so it felt like a private tour. We were told that there were crocodiles but never saw any, which was probably a good thing for my mom. It was definitely the best thing we have done so far.

This morning (Monday) we sadly left our new friends, Diego and Alonzo, who worked at our hostel. They were some of the nicest people I have ever met. Off we went to Playa Samara, a small beach town on the pacific side. It is what you would call a locals spot, we just may be the only tourists here.

Now that I have this blog figured out, I am going to write more often. Stay tuned for the next adventure.

As they say here in Costa Rica.... pura vida!