La Fortuna waterfall
We decided to take a taxi to the Cateratta La Fortuna, which is about 5 km away from where we are staying. We hailed a cab on the street, and the driver, Jesus, wanted to practice his English, and told us we had to practice our Spanish, so we tried to converse in the two languages on the way to the park. I’m afraid that his language skills were much better than mine, but he actually was a good teacher.
It’s a long way down to the bottom of the waterfall, about 400 steps. The trail is well built, but pretty steep and narrow. At the start of the trail we saw a couple of howler monkeys, as well as some very nice flowers.
La Fortuna waterfall
We took a lot of pictures and video of the waterfall, then Enid went for a swim below the falls. Not to be outdone, I joined her. The water was quite cool, but very refreshing. A young couple from Montreal were there, and we got him to take a picture of Enid and I. It seemed like most of the people swimming were from Canada.
We’d planned to walk back to our hostel, but when we got to the top of the trail the couple from Montreal wondered if we wanted to share a cab, so we did that, and it made for a much faster trip back.
After lunch we finished packing and then waited for our shuttle to San Jose. It arrived a few minutes early. There was only one other passenger in the van, and we thought that the driver might pick up at another hotel, but it was only the three of us for the trip.
The road to San Jose is very twisty and narrow, as are almost all the Costa Rican roads, but at east it was paved. I would hate to drive on them. The drivers are so aggressive and always passing on blind corners. The last part of the trip was on a toll road. The road was wider but not any better, as it was rough and a lot of it under construction.
We arrived at the Country Inn and Suites which is a much superior hotel to those we have been staying in. However it is still very reasonable, and we get a full breakfast tomorrow. We spent the evening re-packing, trying to get our suitcases under 27 pounds. Since we don’t have a scale we’re not sure, but we hope that we have come close.