Friday we left San Jose and arrived at Baldi Hot Springs that evening. We stayed in the hot springs for a few hours. The Hot Springs are literally just that, hot springs. They have natural minerals in them and the water is completely pure. Some of the springs were scorching hot, others luke warm, others cold, etc. They also had two water slides which were awesome to go down. After the hot springs, we had a buffet dinner. I may or may not have eaten my body weight in food. We all stuffed ourselves. It was such a good dinner. After that, I stayed up with my friends and looked at the stars then talked to one of my friends about our faith in God. It was so great. At one point in the conversation, I had goosebumps. She told me stories of her mom, who is a very religious lady, it was so neat.
The next day, we got up at 7 a.m. once again :( and then ate breakfast and headed to La Fortuna waterfall (see below). I have officially gotten to check 3 things off my bucket list since being here, and swimming in waterfalls was the third. The water was freezing but well worth it. After this, we got to see Volcan Arenal which was spectacular. Then, we headed off to our boat tour. The boat took us from Volcan Arenal to Monteverde, another part of Costa Rica. The boat tour was spectacular. We literally were on a lake that was formed between so many mountains. I honestly missed home at this point of my trip because it was so beautiful and I wanted to share it with my family. The weather and lake just reminded of home in the summer, it was a bittersweet feeling. The boat trip lasted maybe an hour, and then we arrived in Monteverde. From there, we took a bus through the mountains, literally on rocky, bumpy roads. However, this was one of the highlights of the trip for me, and probably everyone else. It was a spectacular view. Just imagine driving through mountains with rolling hills and the hills had cows and wild horses just grazing. It was soo spectacular. There were rivers running through the mountains as well. It was like something you would have seen in a movie. Breathtaking. After, we arrived in our hotel. We stayed in a hotel in the Cloud Forest. We also saw 3 rainbows on the way in, which just reminded me of how God is always with me.
Today, Sunday, we went ziplining. That was SUCH an awesome experience. I have been ziplining in West Virginia, but this was unreal. I was literally probably 50 feet ABOVE the trees at one point, just looking down. We went from mountain-top to mountain-top. I am not going to lie, at one point I was terrified. It was so high up. At the end of the ziplining tour, we did a Tarzan Swing to get down (see below). Pretty much, you walk across this bridge out to this platform. The two men hook you up to cables then you jump off and fall 120 feet and the roap catches and you swing back and forth until you come to the ground. It was a blast! I loved it. I am all for adrenaline rushes, and this was definitely one!
I had such a great weekend, it was well worth the money I spent. This place is truly picturesque. God's creation is so gorgeous. After coming here, I really do not understand how people do not believe in God. Nature is just too magnificent not to.
I hope everyone is going well :)
Also, I found out on Thursday that my grandfather on my mom's side had a stroke. I am asking for prayers for him that he will have a full recovery and not ever experience that again. I hate being here and being away from my family, especially when that happens.
Thanks everyone.
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