Dec. 7 Lake Arenal, Rancho Heliconia, Don Juan Coffee, Monteverde and Night Walk-Costa Rica-Rainforests, Volcanoes and Wildlife with Go Ahead Tours
Day 6 of our adventure (December 7) and we're leaving La Fortuna and making our way to Monteverde and the Cloud Forest. It's 7 AM and suitcases are outside our door and we're headed to breakfast at the Hotel Lomas del Volcan . We're greeted by some gorgeous orchids. We say goodbye to our hut in the jungle and we're on the coach heading to Lake Arenal. We'll be taking a Parklands boat then a shuttle to get us to Monteverde. We're taking a boat across the lake and hoping we get a glimpse of the Arenal Volcano but it's pretty cloudy. Not looking too good for a volcano view. Dang. But the views are still stunning. We can see part of the continental divide. And I think I found a candidate for my retirement home. Back on land we hope into one of the MANY shuttles waiting to take tourists to Monteverde. Along the way we stop to get a bird's eye view of the continental divide close to 4,900 (1,500 meters). Looking good Darlene! It's freaking windy up ...