Spring Break!!
My school was out for Holy Week so us five girls decided to travel around Costa Rica. We had all talked to our families and looked at our books to decided where we should go exactly. We choose Monteverde, La Fortuna, and Tamarindo beach.
The transportation was the first task that we were unsure about so we researched a lot and ask many people for their help. Public bus is the cheapest way to go and so we decided that is how we were going to get to our first destination, which was Monteverde. We arrived there safety but it could have gone badly if we had not had plenty of help from our friend Herold!!
Monteverde is a cold place in Costa Rica, if you can believe that. I was thankful for my sweatshirt and long pants. Even though it was cold compared to Nicoya, we loved this place. It reminded us of Boone--a small town tucked away in the mountains. It was very green which is unusual in Costa Rica during this time of the dry season. It is a very touristy town with many activities for us to do. We chose the zipline canopy tour, a coffee/sugar cane tour, and a tour of the butterfly gardens. These were all amazing and I have great pictures to bring back home. We stayed three nights at Monteverde in a great Hostel called Tinas Casitas.
After Monteverde we made our way to La Fortuna by Taxi-Boat-Taxi. It was a different way of travel and only offered from Monteverde to La Fortuna. In La Fortuna, we visited Arenal Volcano. It is an active volcano so we could not hike too close because of the gases and lava. We hiked around the volcano which was a beautiful forest. We saw many animals but never saw the white face monkey. We only stayed there one night because we all wanted to get to Tamarindo Beach and get a great tan!
This beach is like Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. It is very touristy and it very crowd. We had a great time here and of course got burnt. The nights were the best because the sunset gorgeous! The whole town was on the beach during this time and everyone was taking pictures. We were here for two in a half days and then we left for home. It was Easter Sunday, so we had to make sure the buses ran because most businesses shut down completely. For example, no alcohol can be brought from the stores on Holy Thursday and Good Friday. The buses were running thankfully and we had no trouble getting home on the public bus. It was a great week of vacation and I have great stories and memories from each place.
Now it is time to go back to work and help the students with English!!
