After a trip to Los Lagos hot springs the night before (complete with hot water, super fast slide) it was time for some more exercise. A small group of us spent the morning on the lake Stand Up Paddling (SUP to those in the know ;)). Great fun! Being small I found it easy to keep my balance even in the strong wind so only fell off when deliberately pushed in by the guides, ellos diablos! Paddling in the wind was really hard work so my arms are feeling it today. ...

Today I discovered a new passion...i love love love white water rafting. Here is a photo of the girls after our watery adventure. Were originally booked (& paid for...grrrr) to do the grade III & IV trip in Rio Toro but on getting to the office in the morning we were told that there was no water!! Someone forgot to call the dam to tell them to turn the tap on!! We were able to do the more gentle II & III rapids instead. This was a huge blessing in ...

After a very cold journey down through the cloud forest & across the man made lake, we finally reached our home in La Fortuna only for the skies to open & rain fall in torrents as soon as I settled in my lounger under the umbrella!