For the second part of our Costa Rica adventure we headed up into the mountains. We stayed in a city called Mounteverde. It was loceted above the clouds…so their famous region was called a “cloud forest”. We did a night walk through this. The wildlife was amazing. There were so many animals and insects…everywhere we turned, our guide was pointing out something new!
Since we were at such a high elevation, there was an opportunity to do some extreme zip-lining. Some of the lines were over half a mile long! The view as we zipped along was incredible….I could see for miles in every direction. It was amazing to sail across the canyons and see people working in the fields and children going to school….its as close to flying (aside from inside a jetBlue plane) that I will ever get!
We managed to meet a US transplant now living in Costa Rica. Tim was a great host with all the inside knowledge of where to go and what to see. He even set us up with a home cooked barbecue - Thanks Tim!
Darla and I brought along a few soccer balls to give to children along the way. I got this great idea from a not for profit called LittleFeet.com. They supply kids all over the world with soccer balls. We thought it would be a good way to meet some local people and to make a few kids happy in the process. It was amazing to see the faces light up when we said that they could keep the balls! Thanks Joe and Trevor at LittleFeet.com for a great idea! I am hoping to do the same thing when I go to Bogota, Colombia in a few days.
