Strolled round to catch the 9am public bus up to Volcan Poas (2704m). Even though the volcano has a reputation of getting covered in cloud by 10am, the bus still stopped at a local restaurant during the what-would've-been a 1.5hr trip, meaning we didn't get there to 11am!! But we got there & started walking towards the main crater, when a fiery-throated hummingbird stopped us in our tracks, hovering about 1m from our faces, before flitting rapidly off. That for me was fantastic. I don't think I've ever experienced such a beautiful bird at such close range. But we carried on up to view the 1.3km across & 300m deep main crater with a lake in it's centre & sulphurous steam billowing out next to the steaming water. To stare down into the crater of a volcano this active (& which sometimes shoots mud & water high in the air!), was fascinating & I was enthralled. When Rach managed to drag me away, we took the hike round to the lagoon (Botos), an old inactive crater which had filled with rainwater over the years. The trail continued through dense dwarf cloud rainforest filled with multiple species of birds (including more hummingbirds), brown squirrels & unusually formed trees covered in moss & other plants. We looked for the other trail that supposedly existed, but to no avail. So had our packed lunch next to the crater, a quick look around the museum & caught the 2pm bus back to town. Travelling is taking it's toll on my clothes, with stains & holes, so we spent some time shopping for 'new' shirts for me in town, waiting for the rain to ease up. 3 very cheap shirts later & we were able to stroll back without getting completely drenched. The rain didn't ease off for long, so we belted it out to the very nearest eatery (PH) for some grub & headed back to chill for the evening, as there was still no-one else around & nothing that was recommended for tourists in town.