La Fortuna 9/5/08
We woke up real early and went back to the great swimming hole that we went to last night. Toast the dog, was our tourguide for the entire way there and back. It was adorable.. and he was very loyal for those 3 miles out of town. He'd walk ahead and then turn and wait for us.. looking back and wagging his little stump. I think he's got hip problems, because when he walks his back paws kind of criss cross. Maybe patella problems, but who knows? Anyways, he's adorable. At the Tarzan swimming hole we waded in and hung out for a little bit and took pics.
After the walk back we caught the jeep-boat-jeep at around 8:30am to get to Monte Verde. Monte Verde is across a lake and south west from La Fortuna. To take the local bus around the lake takes a good 8 hours, but taking a jeep, and then a boat across the lake, and then another jeep to Monte Verde takes a total of 3 hours or so. The boat across the lake was really beautiful- you could see the enormous volcano, tons of green, and etc., etc. The second jeep ride- actually a van ride- was really really bumpy. Most of the roads are horrid and dirt and.. well, uncared for. I was sitting in the back of the van with Bea and felt really sick. I get motion sickness sometimes, and I wasn't feeling the crazy roads and horrible van suspension. I will say that it was an amazing sight trekking through the mountains of CR though!
We stayed at this hostel called Pension Santa Helena tonight. Monte Verde is actually pretty hostel-less, and so most travelers stay in the nearby town- Santa Helena. It's really nice, and run by these brother and sister duo from Austin, TX. We got in, got settled, and napped. It's great that we are so used to waking up at 6am, napping for a few hours after noon, and going to bed before 9:30pm. I haven't showered in a few days, and I'm not planning on shaving for this trip. It's just not practical, and I really don't care.
At night we played Pictionary and this crossword/Scrabble game with some folks from New Zealand and some people from England. We also went to the supermarket and got foods for dinner, and breakfast and lunch for the next day. Food shopping is not one of our strengths, but I'm sure everyone else was having a fun time watching us.
Our room is right next to the internet area and front desk, so it was pretty loud until 11pm or so.. so that was kind of frustrating, being old women and all.. haha.
There are some real cute stray dogs and cats here that we can't keep our hands off of. I'm also getting bit up by lots of mosquitos.. on my ankles, buttocks, elbows, wrists, fingers.. you name it.
Tomorrow we'll explore more! -S
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