25.2.07

Volcano Arenal and Waterfall (17/2/2007)



This was the view from our Hotel. Seeing the Volcano so close was amazing, we we´re quite lucky to see it as apparently it´s often clouded over. It errupts around every 7minutes but unless it´s very active you only see the lava at nighttime. Aswell as seeing that at the hotsprings, Helen and I woke up at 4:30am on the morning to see the lava again. Our eyes were on the blurry side so we think we got another sighting although Helen feels she was just looking at a flickering star.











The waterfall was another fantastic sight. You can swim at the bottom. The waterfall is 150ft tall so trying to swim under it is impossible. You get close but just get pushed back. We really enjoyed the weekend with the best sights we´ve seen so far in Costa Rica.






2 comments:

Eve said...

How on earth did Helen get the courage to glide down that line so high above ground level,I`d`ve been terrified,but I guess the view was worth the effort,stupendous,and exciting.What a wonderful experience you are both having.
Does this volcano ever errupt?
I guess you`ll be in Bolivia by now,love to hear of the contrast with Costa Rica.
Love to you both from Granny xxxxx

Steve said...

The photos of the volcano and the waterfall are stunning!I guess Bolivia is a bit different so I'm looking forward to some photo's if the internet cafes allow.