Monteverde Cloud Reserve

This is my second try for this entry as the last one disappeared when I went to save it. Anyway, this morning we walked up to the Monteverde Cloud Reserve to walk through. The weather was so nice that there were actually no clouds and there was no moisture within the forest.

I went on a guided tour where the guide carried a scope with him to help us to see the various birds that he spotted. We were lucky to see the quetzal (the Costa Rican national bird) and also trees full of howler and capuchino monkeys. Stephen walked on his own and had the experience of running into a white-faced coati along the trail.

We are waiting for our shuttle bus to pick us up to take us to Arenal which is in a volcanic area. Besides the bus/taxi there is a boat trip involved across Arenal Lake. Don´t know if there will be internet available there but I am hoping that we will be pleasantly surprised as we were here.

Monteverde Cloud Reserve

Stephen and I arrived late Friday night to the Trapp Family Lodge which is located just 1/2 a mile from the Monteverde Cloud Reserve. It is very lush but also VERY windy in the area.

Yesterday, he and I spent the day in a private reserve next to St. Elena Cloud Reserve where we ziplined and walked in the clouds above the canopy. Very good day. The last ride of the zipline was a tandem event with Stephen hooking his legs behind me and us sliding down the line for over a kilometer. The last activity of zipping was a voluntary Tarzan Swing. I fell off of a 30 meter tower and swung out into the trees. It was fantastic.

We are off this morning to spend a few hours in the Monteverde Cloud Reserve.