Arenal, Costa Rica
This morning, we were greeted with (you guessed it!) absolutely gorgeous weather. We fixed ourselves some toast (Lidieth comes every other day) and headed out to the car. We decided that today would be a great day to check out the famous (or infamous) canopy tour! (Boy am I going parentheses-crazy.)
For the uninitiated, a canopy tour is actually a series of zip lines through the rain forest. If this is still Greek to you, imagine this. After a half hour hike straight up, we were strapped into a belt-like harness and attached by rope to a cable stretching hundreds of feet across and hundreds of feet high, from tree top to treetop. Once attached, the guide gives a little push, and I go flying across the rainforest canopy (hence the name), zipping on down the line (hence *that* name) from one rickety platform to another.
This was absolutely incredible. You have got to try it.
The aerial view of the rainforest was breathtaking. Trees towered above me, and yet sometimes I could not even see the ground below me. All manner of creatures rustled in the leaves, and the wind whipping through my hair as I sailed across a vast sea of lush plantlife was absolutely exhilirating.
I’ve got *tons* of pictures that I cannot wait to show you. Me, in a fetching hardhat. An enormous walking stick, climbing up the porch at the lodge. And of course, dozens of shots of trees, plants, and countryside.
When we came back to Nuevo Arenal (technically Mata de Cañas) we stopped by the German Bakery. Oh yes, there are German bakeries even in Costa Rica. This particular one is called Tom’s Pan. Pan is the Spanish word for bread, but then again, pan is also an English word (which a German would be more likely to speak) so it remains a mystery exactly what is meant by the name.
I will say that the chocolate cupcakes were absolutely delicious.
We came back home in time to watch a gorgeous sunset and curl up with a book. (You’ll not be surprised to learn I’ve managed to read a novel almost every evening. Bliss!)