Day 4 - Arenal

Today I would hike around the Arenal volcano, which is a three hour drive away from San José. We took a break in a town called Sarchi, the artisans town. It was nicely decorated with vibrant colours, but it was mostly a tourist trap. As we continued our journey, we went through different areas of vegetation and even drove through the tropical rainforest. The word rainforest still sounds so foreign and exotic to me, it was hard to grasp that I was actually passing through one. Once we finally arrived, I ordered some casado before we headed towards the volcano. It was an imposing sight. Afterwards, we made our way to some hot springs to enjoy ourselves for a few hours. It was extremely relaxing and I had fun with some of the people I met on the tour. The warm water made me very sleepy so I spent most of the time on the way back asleep.Read more