A very slow start to the day, although it amuses me that the days without an alarm call are the days I naturally wake up early. Andy went to get us mugs of coffee, and we pottered about in our room.
As we were going out for breakfast, we were told that the check out was now an hour earlier… so we backtracked and packed our bags. This made me grumpy. I left the room to go and have breakfast, not to go back in and pack.
I was well grumpy by the time we got to breakfast. A nice hot chocolate and an egg and cheese croissant somewhat helped to redress the balance.
As we were half-way to town, we continued down and checked out the supermarket for coffee to take home and then decided not to bother. At Beso, we had full flavoured cappuccinos. Back up the hill, we explored a burnt-out restaurant (this place would be condemned and out of bounds back home!) and a not very good art centre.
We sat outside our room for a while, and watched the birds feeding on bananas.
Whilst waiting for our bus, we faced-time Omar and Jenny and it was good to see the kitties looking happy and well.
Our two hour journey to the ferry was stunning. The landscape and the wildlife put on good shows. We stopped for a few minutes to watch a toucan, and a Montezuma Oropendola (or, as I would say another exotic looking bird).
The ferry journey was equally beautiful, with great views of the Arenal volcano.
We’re now in La Fortuna. We’re much lower down again, so it’s warmer – back to t-shirt weather – and there is no wind (but I can still hear it in my ears).
There are three main streets to the town, and that’s mostly bars and restaurants catering for young American tourists. We went to such a place to sample a few local craft beers, and then went round the block a few times to search for an elusive vegetarian restaurant. I can’t believe we had more luck finding a Quetzal in the rainforest yesterday!!!
So, we bought snacks in the supermarket and retired to our room.