La Fortuna

📌 Our second stop on the Costa Rican Iteniary, we caught a boat across a lake and headed down from the mountains if Monteverde. La Fortuna was named as it was one of the few towns that avoided destruction from Arenal volcano eruptions in the past. It was a nice town with a towering volcano in the back, but it was also quite focused on day trips and tours which were fairly expensive! The group were staying in quite a nice hostel which had nice facilities we enjoyed, however we stayed in our own hotel as Chloe was quite sick for 24 hours.

📌 On our full day we decided to go sloth hunting. Like the other parts of Costa Rica, this meant a private reserve, we chose one that had reforested a former cattle farm. A guide took us through approx 20-30 acres and spotted some things with brilliant skills. We saw 5 sloths, one that was moving and looking around in the trees, some beautiful birds including the Mot Mot (Nicaraguan national bird) and some other critters. We ended the day with a quick shop at a local artist gallery and then a drink by the hostel pool and a farewell dinner as some people were staying in La Fortuna.Read more