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  • Day 120

    Monteverde

    January 24, 2023 in Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Highlights:
    - An easier than expected crossing (4 buses rather than 5, and not too long at immigration!)
    - Monteverde cloud forest hike was beautiful - saw birds, a tarantula, insects, and a capuchin monkey (although sadly no sloth!)
    - Ziplining through the forest - expensive but worth it, especially with the superman zipline where you feel like you're flying, and the Tarzan swing at the end which was incredibly scary but so fun
    - Watching the sunset from a spot on the hill

    Lowlights:
    - Having to wait an hour to get into the cloud forest as it was at capacity - although we killed the time watching hummingbirds at the feeders and grabbing a snack so not all bad!

    Food and drink:
    - Having to cook dinners to save some money, but we enjoyed the pasta and veggies!
    - Eating lunch at Sodas, which are family run restaurants which offer cheaper meals - really nice food and very filling
    - Serena was craving horchata from Mexico and found a packet mix at the supermarket - not as good as the real thing but still great
    - Traditional cake called tamal which was made from corn flour and coconut
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