Arenal

Right now we are at Arenal backpackers... you can tell by my pics on facebook its SWEET! such a cool place. We took a tour up to the mountain today. We were able to go to an observatory really close to the volcano, took a hike to a nearby hanging bridge and waterfall, then catch sunset by the volcano and see lava flow down in the dark. It wasn't the best day since it was cloudy but i think good days are hard to come by around here. After that they took us a too a natural hot springs. It was real cool... you slide down into a larger pool area and if you hike farther up the springs (which is semi difficult because the rock was flat and really slippery) there was a spot where 2 rivers or streams merged... one was cold and one was a hot so you could position yourself for any temperature. In the cold one, on the hot side, or sit in a spot where they merged at the right temperature. It was cool but Julio our tour guide who was really cool in the beginning started coming on a little too strong!!! So that made the hot springs a little less enjoyable but overall it was really fun! tomorrow we're taking a shuttle to monteverde where we are going to do a canopy tour (zipline at the treetops) and check out some other animal exhibits and hanging bridges.