La Fortuna Waterfall

We were once again taking the shuttles around La Fortuna and took the earliest one we could to La Fortuna Waterfall, which is the main attraction in the city. As such, we were keen to avoid the crowds. When we arrived, we did have to navigate 1000 steps to the bottom, but it was definitely worth it as the waterfall was incredibly powerful and having space to ourselves was a very welcome feeling. We could get plenty of photos very easily and ended up saving ourselves plenty of time. The force with which the falling water hits the small river created such force that the spray could be seen leaving the canyon and disappearing into the forest. To add to this impressive visual display the perfect placement of the morning sun helped to create a rainbow among the waterfall. After some time admiring the power and grandeur, we headed along the river to find a nice place to swim. After a quick dip in the cold water, we went further downstream to a deeper section where it was easier to swim. Even fish had managed to inhabit the river water making it extra nice to swim through. We hung out here for a while, and as the crowd began to grow, we made our way out, grabbed a coffee and called an Uber to the next stop. The Bogarin trail was situated right out of town and ended up being a great walk. Once again, we were mostly on the hunt for a toucans, and despite finding plenty of birds, poison dart frogs, sloths, and lizards, toucans were not found throughout. This was made worse by the fact a family had seen a couple that we had clearly only missed by a couple minutes. It was quite a long walk and very beautiful, yet by the end we were ready to head home, despite a lack of toucan viewings. Given our time in central America is coming to an end, so is our hope of seeing them. We began the walk back home through town, before having a nice warm shower to prepare for dinner. We couldn't resist going back to get sushi again, this time indulging in the sushi boat that contains 40 pieces of sushi. It was too good to pass up. Once we had managed to finish it all, we put ourselves to bed to embrace the food coma. Czytaj więcej