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We took the bus to La Fortuna, near the base of Arenal, a dormant volcano. We're staying in a dorm room at Backpackers Hostel. Our roommates are two Germans, Jenny and Falco, who is getting his PhD in Climate Change. We're all about the same age (Which is 10 years older than most other guests), so they must've put us oldies together. The hostel costs $12 per person, and it has a pool, swim-up bar and restaurant.

When we got to town, the woman sitting across from us on the bus, left her iPhone on her seat. Rory picked it up and chased her down. When we got to the hostel bar, we recognized her as the bartender. Her name is Maria and she gave us free margaritas for the night. We ended up playing midnight pool volleyball and acted like we were 21 again. (Our bodies do not recover like they did when we were 21...especially in this heat)Read more