Chapter 2 : Arenal, Costa Rica
This was the second stop on the trip. The drive to the Tabacon Resort in Arenal was a 4 hour drive on a 2 lane pothole covered road. On the way we stopped by a coffee plantation and picked a couple beans for souvenirs. We passed beautiful lake Arenal which is the second largest lake in Central America. The Arenal Volcano is in the center of the rain forest and was very close the the resort. There were natural hot springs that are generated by the volcano's subterranean heat. We enjoyed the springs on many occasions, but with sunburns from the beach the 39deg C water (over 100deg F) didn't allow for much soaking!
We rode horses to the Fortuna waterfall about a 30 minute ride (regularly galloping). Julie's horse was named "Margarita" Jake's was named "Feo". Jake's horse was bucking the other horses and just had a Feo attitude to say the least. The the water falls 200' and makes a heck of a roar. The water there was in the low 70's F. There was a 600m trail that was nothing but stairs, but it was all worth it.
