The drive from Montverde was back over some of the same roads that we had used to get there, but it veered off around Lake Arenal toward the volcano and La Fortuna. Though a better and somewhat paved road it was a bumpy journey to the primary route. It is amazing to me how to big double high tour buses are able to make it along these roads. But they do - potholes and all. Weaving our way around the lake and many a resort and adventure tour company, our hotel was located ju

The road for the first couple of hours back into the interior was the primary road that we had covered on the way to the coast, but when we turned toward Montverde the roads got considerably worst. It was a repeat of the trip to Zapotel trip with more partially paved roads but some very large ruts. I was afraid that I had made a serious mistake booking into Montverde not knowing if there was even a town. When we finally got to Montverde, it is indeed a big community up in t

It's not easy to relax even though we are retired. San Jose was hectic and we did our usual museum thing, but Colina Del Mar required that we chill. Up a very steep drive and far enough from town that walking was a half-day affair for us. So we read, wrote, crocheted and lounged about the pool waiting to go to the turtle sancutary. Unfortunately, Brian could not get reservations so we missed seeing that event. But the next day, Friday, we decided to drive down the coast a