Cloud Forest

October 8,2014
It was an early morning for us. We checked out of our condo at 5 am and was picked up by Mark, our tour guide for the next two days. We had the privilege to have him last Sat for he river cruise. He has a degree in natural resources and teaches as he guides. He has a great outlook of life-- pura vida! Life is an adventure,
We drove for three hours on the back roads and had a great Costa Rica massage. We did stop for a great breakfast and couple of photo ops. We got to see some toucan birds and monkeys. We arrived for our cloud forest tour which was consisting of walking on top of the forest on paths and over 8 suspension bridges ranging from 100 to 550 feet long. Yes I was able to do it without any problems. It was beautiful and we saw so many different things. Remember that in a cloud forest 85% of animals and plants live on the top because there are no sun at the floor. We saw some incredible moss and tree roots growing down the tree trunk.
After a 2 1/2 walk we visited a butterfly garden and a reptile house. It was really great morning. Then we had lunch at a great cafe that was in no where. They also roasted their own coffee beans. Reminded me of our coffee times in Ethiopia.
After lunch we went to our Swiss hotel and rested till 6 pm. Then we headed to a private reserve to look for nocturnal animals. We saw a green snake, 2 toe sloth, ants filling the nest, frogs, bats and a lizard.  It was okay but I felt like we were crazy people running around trying to see animals in the dark. We welcomed our return to the hotel for a good night sleep.