Arenal is one of the most beautiful and active volcanoes in
Central America and sits at 5358 ft. Fortunately it hasn’t blow its top since the 70’s when it
wiped out three small towns. There used to be frequent lava flows, but even
those stopped in 2010. There is a popular city to stay in nearby called
Fortuna, but I thought it would be neat to stay right on the Volcano. We stayed
at a place called the Arenal Observatory Lodge which is home base for the
monitoring of the Volcano and adjacent to the national park. They’ve also built an amazing resort without around 40
units on a couple thousand acres of trails and jungle.
The night we arrived it was pitch black, so our truck driver just kept telling us the volcano was “rite dare, rite dare”. It wasn’t until we opened the curtains the next morning that we figured out where we were. One side of our room was all glass and faced the volcano.
The morning was really clear and you could see the entire volcano. I’m kicking myself for not grabbing my camera right then, because I didn’t realize how rare it was to not have it hidden in the clouds. Some clouds rolled in shortly after and it didn’t show a clear shot until later that day when we were at the pool. I did manage to get a quick time lapse video of the clouds on the volcano though.
The resort had lots of trails and hikes to take. One of the trails led to a nice waterfall.
There were lots of animals around the park including Costa Rican raccoons that were not shy.
We ended up never leaving the resort except to do the Zip-Line.
The night we arrived it was pitch black, so our truck driver just kept telling us the volcano was “rite dare, rite dare”. It wasn’t until we opened the curtains the next morning that we figured out where we were. One side of our room was all glass and faced the volcano.
The morning was really clear and you could see the entire volcano. I’m kicking myself for not grabbing my camera right then, because I didn’t realize how rare it was to not have it hidden in the clouds. Some clouds rolled in shortly after and it didn’t show a clear shot until later that day when we were at the pool. I did manage to get a quick time lapse video of the clouds on the volcano though.
The resort had lots of trails and hikes to take. One of the trails led to a nice waterfall.
There were lots of animals around the park including Costa Rican raccoons that were not shy.
We ended up never leaving the resort except to do the Zip-Line.
3 comments:
You guys are seeing and being in fantastic country. Just amazing, and the resorts looks so nice and each seems to have more than a little "local flavor".
I am sure you all have become pro's at eating local foods, but I am sure the resorts try to offer "American" dishes....successfully done or not.
I would think the "Mexican food" is off the scale............if you can forget just how delicious and nutritious and genuine Taco Bell is and learn to enjoy the genuine local foods. I think the food thing is way cool.
The steaming volcano is also cool, but the less time you spend there equates to the the less chance there is to become crispy critters.
Looks fun and beautiful. Keeping busy for sure.
You all could be an add for Nike and Under Armour. Super good looking group. Next catalog cover for sure!
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