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Our Costa
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villa will be added almost daily.
            
Updated
06/14/2009
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We left for the
Arenal Volcano area
on Tuesday morning
May12. The
drive was a very
long, grueling day.
We traveled about 9
hours over twisting,
winding, hilly two
lane roads that were
indicated as
Interstates on the
map. The roads
were filled with
some of the most
dangerous drivers we
have ever
experienced.
When we returned to
the villa, the
computer keyboard
would not work, so
we could not add to
the website.
Our landlord, Alex
supplied us with a
keyboard. |
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A
fantastic photo of
Arenal Volcano
downloaded from
http://www.windoweb.it/desktop_foto/foto_vulcani.htm |
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| This is the volcano as we saw it. Click here for a
slide show | A beautiful sunset
over Lake Arenal |
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We stopped for breakfast in Quepas after driving about
20 miles on a rough, gravel road. This fountain was in the
courtyard of the cafe. |
We stayed at the Arenal Observatory Lodge. We
wanted to get the best view of the volcano. Click here for
photos and here for a
slide show |
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| Courtyard of the Observatory | Courtyard of the Observatory |
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| Courtyard of the Observatory | Observation Deck |
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| Deck of one of the rooms | View from
the room |
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| Barbara on the observation deck | Towel swans on the bed |
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| Look at the left side of the volcano, what you see is steam rising from
the lava flow. | A view of Lake Arenal
- the largest lake in Costa Rica, which provides 55% of the electricity
for the country. |
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| Barbara imitating Jane of the Jungle. | Jim was there |
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| Jungle hike | Our guide was excellent! He was constantly pointing out plants and
animals that we would never have noticed or identified. |
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| It was more than a morning walk! | This
growth is only 20 years old after the vocano's eruption in '89.
Like Mt. St Helen, the forest was devastated. |
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| Jerry, Jan and Barbara went for another hike in the afternoon | |
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| It was level to start but the climb up the mountain was very strenuous | Rocks ejected from the volcano created fields of craters. |
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| our guide, Eduardo | Jerry on a
suspension bridge |
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| Think you can walk softly? | The
Observation Tower and Museum |
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| The grounds of the lodge were beautifully landscaped | right up to the jungle. |
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| Monkey Tree | Many trees are cloaked
with vines |
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| Living Fence | The fence posts come
back to life |
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| The sidewalk cafes are impressive! | The tables are usually set with table cloths and the service and food is
great. |
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| This one even had a US flag in front | |
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| Surf is up! | |
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