Monteverde, the cloud rainforest here, was SO AWESOME. We took a four and a half hour bus ride north into Puntarenas, one of the provinces here, and had dinner at our hotel as soon as we got in. Compared to American buffets, it was more like a banquet- and we had six meals there! After that, we checked into our (five star) rooms that were HUGE. I've never stayed in a hotel so large in America, that's for SURE. The next day, we got up early for breakfast and the zipline tour. The zipline tour included 12 zip lines, the longest of which was a tandem that lasted for a full minute, a free-fall rope where they dropped you to just above the ground, a wooden foot bridge, and a tarzan swing, which was MUCH bigger than I expected. The whole thing was an exhilerating trip, offering MANY bird's eye views of the forest and adrenaline rushes.
After the tour was over, we had a half an hour before the optional ATV tour, which I went on with three other girls. Of course, I forgot my sunscreen and earned myself a stripe of red across the middle of my face during the one and a half hours we spent in the sun learning how to ride. The first part was following our instructor around the hill, learning how to switch between gears and brake. The next part put us on a three-circle course, with an intentionally muddy area, an intentionally bumpy area, and a steeper area. Me, being the klutz I am, almost found a way to go over a ten foot drop-off, and instead chose to hit a tree and sprain my thumb and wrist, in a minor way- got right back on and kept going. I learned how to jump an ATV and we even took them on the trails. These were the highlights of the weekend, as the Sunday part had to be cancelled due to excessive rain.
After the tour was over, we had a half an hour before the optional ATV tour, which I went on with three other girls. Of course, I forgot my sunscreen and earned myself a stripe of red across the middle of my face during the one and a half hours we spent in the sun learning how to ride. The first part was following our instructor around the hill, learning how to switch between gears and brake. The next part put us on a three-circle course, with an intentionally muddy area, an intentionally bumpy area, and a steeper area. Me, being the klutz I am, almost found a way to go over a ten foot drop-off, and instead chose to hit a tree and sprain my thumb and wrist, in a minor way- got right back on and kept going. I learned how to jump an ATV and we even took them on the trails. These were the highlights of the weekend, as the Sunday part had to be cancelled due to excessive rain.
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