White water rafting and La Fortuna

We left the busy streets of San Jose and traveled through the mountainous countryside, passing fields of coffee grown in high altitudes on the slopes, pineapples grown on the plateaus, and large spans of strawberries, easily spotted due to the black netting used to protect the ripe berries from the birds.

During a short stop at a small market, Giovanny treated our group to freshly picked, sweet, delicious strawberries. There is no comparison to the berries here in Costa Rica and those found in the supermarkets at home. Costa Rica is the world´s largest strawberry exporter.

Fresh ground coffee is available everywhere

Forty minutes later we arrived at our destination, Rio Sarapiqui, to conquer the white waters of the river. Our river guide, Alex, gave us safety instructions and explained the commands we need to follow to successfully navigate the rapids. It was an amazing adventure. In a short time we felt like pros and nobody in our group fell out of the raft, even though there were a few, um, times we bumped into each other and almost slipped out of the raft. An added treat was the break along the riverside to jump into the river and to snack on fresh pineapple and watermelon.

Products of Costa Rica

Lunch was a hot meal of chicken, rice, beef, salad, and fruit in a covered outdoor dining area. It is good that it was covered because the rain, that had started halfway through our rafting trip, continued for the rest of the day.´

On the way to our hotel we stopped in a town called La Fortuna and spent an hour shopping and exploring. We arrived at our hotel, small cabins that dot the hillside in a beautiful setting, ate dinner, and relaxed until bedtime.

So much to see - where do we start?

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