Took a wonderful day trip off about 3.5 hours west of San Jose. Isla Tortuga is a private island off the west coast and you have to travel by a boat or ferry. Thanks to my thoughtful boyfriend, I have a nifty underwater digital camera. I was finally able to put it to the test when we went snorkling. I”m still trying to get used to it as my hands were pretty shaky and there were so many fish that I kept getting distracted and kept just clicking away maniacally.
La Fortuna is the small town at the base of Arenal Volcano, the third most active volcano in the world. Unfortunately, this whole weekend we were not able to see the volcano at all. The clouds were so thick we were lucky enough that we were able to see in front of us. During the day however, my friends and I were able to hike through the rainforest to a small waterfall. We were able swim at the base of the waterfall before moving onto the observation point. During the night, we were able to take a dip in the river that runs at the base of the volcano. The volcano’s activity is able to naturally heat the river producing waters with a heat of about 30’C. A welcome for us all after a cold and rainy day.
