We leave Monteverde Sunday morning on the 6.45 am bus to Tilaran. The buses in Costa Rica also provide a delivery service: Someone stops the bus, hands a package to the driver. Half an hour later, someone else stops the bus on the roadside, and picks up the package.
We made a date with Gaudi's uncle Beda, who currently lives in Costa Rica, at 12.00am in front of the church in Tilaran – that landmark is easy to find. Tilaran is a quiet town on most days, and very quiet on a Sunday. The reason for this is that the whole town seems to attend the mass in church, which ends at 12.00h. At that time, the street fills with people streaming out of the church. Looks like we've decided to meet at the only busy corner in town!
Beda and his girlfriend Mimi take us to Arenal, the most famous Volcano of Costa Rica. We stay in a Swiss style chalet and eat Buendnerfleisch, Cordon Bleu and Roesti. Outside, Simmental cows graze. Feels like home.
Volcan Arenal is a giant. It's still active: there is hot lava running down one side, and steam coming out of its cone.
We visit the national park of hanging bridges. In this region, most of the vegetation and plant life takes place not on the ground, but high up in the trees. Dozens of plants and flowers grow in a tree's branches and along its stem. These plants gather the water they need directly from the clouds. The hanging bridges, sometimes at frightening heights, make it possible to observe all these different plants. Besides all the plants, we spot many monkeys, and a chameleon (hard to spot!).Photo-Album:
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