Costa Rica, Day 8

We woke up when it became evident Hunter had gotten into our munchies. We gave him some croissant instead, but he didn’t seem to like it. We suited up for breakfast and exploring and Hunter even left our room when prompted. Smart kitty, I liked having him around. (We missed our kitties). They had a nice variety for breakfast, but I still had some riceandbeans. It’s good morning food!

After that, we did the famous waterfall hike. We took the long way around to start, called the ‘fern trail’, just to see more nature. It was pretty, but steep, slippery, and spider-webbed. I guess we were the first to go through in a while. Eventually we made it to the reason they call this place ‘waterfall gardens.’ Four waterfalls, all of them beautiful and TALL. One right after another. Remember that waterfall that we saw on the drive up the previous day? We ended at that one, but this time up at the very top. What a view! At the bottom of the hike was a gift shop, and I picked up a nice vase and wooden bowl. I think I’ll start a tradition of getting simple containers representative of the foreign countries I have visited. It can go with my Japan Bamboo-cup. Lucky us, they have a bus to take you back to the peace lodge, cause it would otherwise be a serious hike back up.

After that, we saw the rest of the attractions at the gardens. They had an orchid garden, but few of them were in bloom. They also had a ‘typical house’. from back in the earlier days of Costa Rica, and even some cows. Jess tried to pet one, but it got grumpy as she approached. We also went back to see the frogs during the day. They sleep *hard*. We walked back in the rain and saw Hunter again, who is still cute. Had dinner, and then slept.

Now with 100% more movie!



-N