This is how the volcano apparently looks without the clouds.
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As we weren’t due to leave La Fortuna until 2pm we took a taxi around to the other side of the volcano. There is a national park with some walking trails. We took 1 leading to the 1992 lava flow. We climbed up onto the twisted and tumbled solidified lava. When we later met up with Dan (professional geologist) back at the hotel he explained the process. From time to time we could hear the volcano rumbling. There were signs warning against straying from the marked path. We had a pleasant 2 hours in the park before it was time to meet our taxi for our return to the hotel.
We had lunch at the hotel before setting off on the next leg. We hadn’t got very far when our leader realized he was missing his mobile phone. You know how the reps are always reminding you to check your belongings…… We hadn’t even got to the public highway, so I suppose it could have been worse. So we turned around, picked up the phone and set off down the drive again. In the few minutes a largish pile of soil and gravel had been dumped to repair the drive. So we had a little wait while they cleared a path. Unfortunately the path wasn’t quite clear enough with the result that we became stuck. We all piled out but in a flash Dan had set to and took a lead role in digging our vehicle out, while all the rest of us could do was to take photos and laugh.
We drove around to the lake that we had seen earlier from the National Park and transferred to a launch that was to take us across the lake to meet our onward road transport. I say road transport but all the roads to Monteverde are unsurfaced, it’s a way of ensuring that the place doesn’t get too popular. As we crossed the lake we were caught up by a rain shower.
After checking into our hotel in Monteverde we went for dinner at the treehouse restaurant.
http://www.canopydining.com/webcam.shtml
It was Tanya’s birthday so we helped her celebrate.
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