Tuesday, 26th January 2016 Today we again get kitted up as we are visiting Monteverde cloud forest reserve and dead on time, as per usual, our guide arrives to take us the 15 minutes to the park entrance. Graybing introduces himself to us and is a small round smiley faced Tico. He, like Donald has a tripod and Telescope and gives us binoculars for our use during the 3 hour trip. We hope to see various mammals, but within 5 minutes of entering the park, he is w...

 Monday 25th January 2016 So we must leave Arenal and its rain, our transport arrives to take us by road the 10 minutes to the boat jetty on Lake Arenal. This lake was formed after the terrible volcanic eruption in 1968 and has been a source of hydro-electric power as well as a fantastic facility for boating, kayaking, wildlife and the like for tourists and residents. A remarkable turnaround after the devastating tragedy that killed 87 and wiped out 2 villages....