Another early morning.... The bus picked us up and took us to the cloud forest (not the same as a rain forest apparently...) so we could go ziplining. I wasn't scared until they showed us what we actually had to do. We were strapped into harnesses, round our waists and trough our legs, they had wee pulleys attached to them. We also had some lovely safety hats. We walked through the forest, uphill to some giant platforms, and climbed the stairs. The instru...

Up early, and into the mini bus to the lake. I was a bit scared about the boat ride, but the lake was really calm. It was an hour's ride in the covered boat across the lake. It was really misty, and cloudy, and the green hills reminded me of home. Then we had the bumpiest van ride so far for a few hours, uphill, and round tight bends. We arrived in Santa Elena, next to Monteverde. It's quite small, and a lot less touristy than La Fortuna. Every place ...