As i had not planned any activities I had a leisurely start to the day. I walked into town but soon realised that as it was Sunday not much was open so I headed to a street side coffee lounge and brought my diary up to date whilst watching the activity in the street and the park which was directly opposite me. People watching is always an interesting way to pass some time. I got back to the hotel and a few of the group were about to head off to the La Fortuna...

Today is a reasonably long travel day so we are on the road at 8am. We are travelling by public bus which means we have a few stangers on board. It started raining early and does not let up. Its a long 2 hour bumpy ride to the shore of Lake Arenal where we will board a ferry for a 45 minute crossing. The weather and road conditions mean we are late arriving, but the ferry has been held up for the same reason. We wait in the bus for the ferry as it is still p...