Travels to Monteverde, Santa Elena and Cerro Plano
After a generous helping of a typical rice-and-beans breakfast, Vincent and I decided to walk to the Ecological Sanctuary, just a mile from our hotel. It was a beautiful day, if a bit chilly, and the walk promised to be pleasant.
Rambling past an ice cream parlor, a Latin fusion restaurant and a recommended steak house, we moved onto an even bumpier dirt road. The street dead-ended at the reserve, and there was very little traffic to disturb our communion with nature. Tall pine trees rose up around us, interspersed with oaks and tropical hardwoods. The …
Location: Monteverde Region, Monteverde, Santa Elena and Cerro Plano »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Hiking, Night Walks, Private Parks & Reserves, Waterfalls »
Mallory was leaving on the 6:30 a.m. public bus for San Jose this morning. After saying our goodbyes, I readied for the day ahead and then made my way to the main dining room for breakfast. Pancakes, fresh fruit and coffee waited, warming and refreshing me.
A few hours after the filling breakfast, Vincent arrived. Just returned from the Galapagos Islands, he was ready and excited to start taking photos of Monteverde’s scenic panoramas and great, green mountains. Today, we would visit the renowned Frog Pond, or ranario, a tour I eagerly anticipated.
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Location: Monteverde Region, Monteverde, Santa Elena and Cerro Plano »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching »
The first sound I heard was the wind. Whistling through the Tree House’s central trunk and branches, it heralded the beginning of a chilly day and an exhilarating canopy tour. Bundling up in the only sweatshirt I had brought to Monteverde, I went down to breakfast with Mallory.
After another satisfying meal, we checked out of the Tree House Hotel and moved to our next lodge, a quaint, rustic retreat just a mile outside of town. We settled in and then returned to Santa Elena for our 10:30 van pickup. We waited with bated excitement until …
Location: Monteverde Region, Monteverde, Santa Elena and Cerro Plano »
Activities: Canopy Tours, Private Parks & Reserves »
