Rain Forest

October 9, 2014
After a good night sleep at the Swiss hotel and typical Costa Rican breakfast consisting of pinto gallo ( rice and black beans), fruit, toast eggs and coffee, we started to the rain forest near the volcano. It rained most of the night so things were muddy. As we got to the Lake Arvenal area we stoped for a break at the German cafe. Mike had a bratwurst and rest of us had a sweet with our coffee. This area is filled with Germans, Brits, Swiss and Americans who have moved there to live there. It is beautiful area but rains about 365 inches per year.  So one needs not to complain if they elect to live there.
We finally got to our destination after three hours of ride and using a detour which was a bad in term of Costa Rica roads.
We visited a private reserve of rain forest plants and animals. They had some unusual birds and flowers.  I spend a lot of time photographing them. We enjoyed the birds and the butterfly gardens but was a not excited about the heat. But we survived and learned a lot.
Our afternoon was spend at a resort overlooking the volcano. We were able to soak our pains in the hot mineral baths and relaxed. Then we headed to San Jose for our night in the airport hotel. We all deserve a good night.
It was a great trip and hate to return. When I get home and around my computer I will edit the blog to add photos of the trip..