La Fortuna

From Monteverde we made our way to nearby La Fortuna to soak in some Hot Springs and trek up to a nearby waterfall - another hot and sweaty slog, but definitely worth it. The falls were beautiful, sitting in a self-carved corner which glittered with spray in the sunlight and glowed green with lichen as the water roared and boiled in the plunge pool at the bottom. The river ran off into a beautiful blue pool which was gorgeous for swimming although seriously chilly - and byt he time I had gone through the wretched rigmarole of trying to change into a bikini in public while preserving my modesty (oh to be a boy), I had somewhat lost the flush from the climb! After an excellent plato del dia in a little cafe recommended to us by a taxi driver, we hit the road once more to make for the Bright lights of the capital.

Fortuna, Costa Rica