Finca Lerida Waterfall

Today's adventure started with figuring out what local little bus to take to get to Finca Lerida which is a coffee plantation. I was actually considering doing their tour, but first wanted to get a little hiking in on the property. Well, needless to say, the more I hiked, the more I couldn't stop. Attempting to get to the waterfall became more important than learning how they harvest and roast coffee. Lol. I figured I could read about that online! 😉

I'm so so happy I made the trek. According to AllTrails, the hike is 2.7 miles with an 853' elevation gain. The trail got narrower and narrower the further you went into the cloud forest. The view from above was lovely, but the real challenge and what made this trek so exhilarating and memorable was the steep descent to the bottom of the falls! The experience was very emotionally rewarding.

After the hike, I enjoyed a delicious treat at the coffee shop and bought some coffee beans to bring home as my souvenir!

Then, my new pickleball friends from South Africa (Stephan and Cathy) picked me up at the Finca and off we went to play a couple hours of pickleball. From there, my other new friend, Bradley, gave me a ride back into town. Once I got cleaned up, went off to an expat social gathering at Big Daddy's and made even more friends! What a great town!Read more