Poas Volcano in Costa Rica has been spewing ash and gases so that wasn't on the agenda to visit. People were being evacuated from the area. Arenal Volcano, however, hasn't erupted since 1992; for a volcano trip this was safer, but it isn't dead, just sleeping. There's a national park around the volcano, or rather the whole volcano appears to be protected by the Costa Rican government. It's approximately 3.5 hours to walk/hike on the designated paths, up to a higher vantage point to see Lago Arenal, and down through the rain forest, through a silence that was loud with rain drops, birds, some howler monkeys, lizards with yellow stripes down their backs, and flora and fauna as some Costa Rican friends have said. I have more pictures in my mind but here are a few. The swimming pool is at our hotel, Hotel Bijagua, a small place in La Fortuna. Did I tell that we rented a car and I drove to La Fortuna from San Jose...yes! I can pass cars and trucks on mountain roads with the best Costa Rican driver.
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