Costa Rica part 2

Next up we headed to Monteverde in the cloud forest. We kept driving up and up until we were driving through clouds. The cloud forest is an interesting place with unique mosses and fungi growing all over the place. We saw more interesting insects, butterflies, frogs, monkeys and birds, including the much sought after Resplendent Quetzal. We also took a tour of the forest at night and saw more of the same plus fireflies, spiders, including a huge tarantula, a snoozing toucan, and we were very lucky to see a White-Nosed Coati, a mammal that belongs to the raccoon family.

Our next destination was a special treat for my 40th birthday! We headed to a fabulous hot spring resort deep in the forest with chalet style accommodations. As an extra surprise, mum had booked zip-lining for us! It was exhilarating as we flew through the canopies and over deep canyons. I absolutely loved this and it was a perfect birthday treat! Dad seemed to enjoy it too but I'm not too sure how much mum enjoyed it 😅

After the exhilaration of the zip-lining we had to check out the resort facilities. Even though it was raining we went for a dip in the pool for a mojito, then we checked out the hot springs. There were three pools of varying temperatures, I of course preferred the hottest one, at least for a while! I also smeared myself in the volcanic mud which is supposed to be good for your skin or something, I'm not too convinced but it was fun! It was pretty blissful passing time in the springs, at times watching the spider monkeys and toucans in the overhanging trees.

For our final stop we spent a couple of days in the beach resort of Tamarindo. There was a nice and bustling beach over the road to the hotel which we strolled along, plus a strip of nice shops, bars and restaurants. We had some excellent seafood including my favourite, fish tacos. The rest of the time we enjoyed the pool facilities with another swim-up bar for some good cocktails and beers!

Once again I loved having my parents visit, I really enjoyed the trip and hope they did too. Thank you for coming ♥️Read more