Hanging Bridges

On Sunday afternoon we go visit Puentes Colgantes de Arenal (Hanging Bridges) where we are able to see many animals: Howler monkeys, spider monkeys, coatis, many birds and ants and a yellow and blue parrot.

We are staying in Cerro Azul Hotel tonight again.

Singes Hurleurs/ Howler Monkeys

Apres la chute dans la cascade (en culotte!)

After falling in the waterfall (in his underpants!)

Arenal volcano under the clouds

Spider monkey

With her baby

Avec son bebe

Shadow in the trees

Parrot

Parque Nacional Volcano Arenal

Arenal volcano from our hotel

Sunday March 16th

Leaving for a hike in the Arenal Volcano park in the morning. First encounter with a coati, an Agouti (spotted by Audrey), some bats (spotted by Benjamin), a caterpillar (spotted by Charlie), some leaves cutting ants (spotted by Benjamin) and lizards, hummingbirds and many butterflies.

Arenal volcano from the south

Ficus!

Fougeres / Ferns

Coati

Lava Field from 1992 eruption

Lake Arenal

Feuille et fleur

Racines?

Bats

Champignons

Feuilles entrelacees

 Chenille / Caterpillar

Rio Fortuna waterfall

From Benjamin: 468 steps to climb back from the bottom of the waterfall!

La fortuna: Cerro Azul Hotel

Cerro Azul Hotel:

The cabin is simple but very nice and quiet with a great backyard with a hammock, fruit trees, flowers, a horse and a river.

 

En route to Costa Rica

Benjamin's first chewing gum!

Saturday March 15th

After one night in San Jose at the Apartotel La Sabana, we pick up our rental car at Alamo and Charlie takes the wheel to get into the crazy and chaotic traffic of Costa Rica!

We get lunch in our first "soda" (little "restaurant on the side of the road) and make it without any problem to La Fortuna.

Sur la bonne voie!

Traces dans la neige