Back through the Forest, across the lake, and into the Lost Canyon we go...
Tuesday morning Leana and I woke up early to catch the jeep (minivan), boat (tiny little boat), jeep (another minivan) tour back to La Fortuna. It was a little overcast but we still managed to find an hour of sun at our hostel and actually got rained on during our afternoon adventure. Fortunately, we were repelling down waterfalls so we were already wet.
Our waterfall adventure was lead by Des A Fio and took place just south of La Fortuna on "the Lost One," a creek so small it is not recognizable on a map. Although the creek was small, the tour was a lot of fun. We started with a short repel down a 25 ft waterfall to practice our skills. After tromping through the creek, we repelled down a 140 ft waterfall off a platform (involves falling backwords into the air and lowering yourself to the waterfall). Then we came upon the world's smallest diving hole. It was about 2 ft by 2 ft but deep enough to jump into...and jumping into it was the only way to keep on moving. So cannonball we did and off we went. Next was a smaller, 25 ft, repel without a platform and then our guides created a dam and positioned us along a waterfall without water. Once we were all set, the guide got up (the dam) and let the flash flood go. I was fortunate enough to be at the back/top of the waterfall and got pummeled by the flood. Finally, we repelled off a 220 ft waterfall and basically free-fell all the way down. Overall, we covered 4 km of creek/waterfall. It was a blast. Not as adrenaline pumping as the zipline but so much fun and I would totally do it again!
After our waterfall adventure, Leana and I sadly had to pack our bags and head into San Jose for our trip home. I would like to say the final drive was easy but, lucky for us, we literally had to drive through the clouds (hence "Cloud Forest") to get back. The fog was so dense I could only see about 10 ft in front of the car and had to navigate mountain roads (read: twisty turny uphill/downhill) by the little reflectors on the side of the roads. Not so fun but we made it to our hostel in the ghetto (not so fun either) and caught our plane home on Wednesday.
I have tons of pictures and will post them as soon as I get a chance. For now, I am trying to get a lot of dissertation work done as I head out of town again Wednesday to visit Eric.
Tuesday morning Leana and I woke up early to catch the jeep (minivan), boat (tiny little boat), jeep (another minivan) tour back to La Fortuna. It was a little overcast but we still managed to find an hour of sun at our hostel and actually got rained on during our afternoon adventure. Fortunately, we were repelling down waterfalls so we were already wet.
Our waterfall adventure was lead by Des A Fio and took place just south of La Fortuna on "the Lost One," a creek so small it is not recognizable on a map. Although the creek was small, the tour was a lot of fun. We started with a short repel down a 25 ft waterfall to practice our skills. After tromping through the creek, we repelled down a 140 ft waterfall off a platform (involves falling backwords into the air and lowering yourself to the waterfall). Then we came upon the world's smallest diving hole. It was about 2 ft by 2 ft but deep enough to jump into...and jumping into it was the only way to keep on moving. So cannonball we did and off we went. Next was a smaller, 25 ft, repel without a platform and then our guides created a dam and positioned us along a waterfall without water. Once we were all set, the guide got up (the dam) and let the flash flood go. I was fortunate enough to be at the back/top of the waterfall and got pummeled by the flood. Finally, we repelled off a 220 ft waterfall and basically free-fell all the way down. Overall, we covered 4 km of creek/waterfall. It was a blast. Not as adrenaline pumping as the zipline but so much fun and I would totally do it again!
After our waterfall adventure, Leana and I sadly had to pack our bags and head into San Jose for our trip home. I would like to say the final drive was easy but, lucky for us, we literally had to drive through the clouds (hence "Cloud Forest") to get back. The fog was so dense I could only see about 10 ft in front of the car and had to navigate mountain roads (read: twisty turny uphill/downhill) by the little reflectors on the side of the roads. Not so fun but we made it to our hostel in the ghetto (not so fun either) and caught our plane home on Wednesday.
I have tons of pictures and will post them as soon as I get a chance. For now, I am trying to get a lot of dissertation work done as I head out of town again Wednesday to visit Eric.
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