Costa Rica day 5. (Thermal Springs in Baldi by Arenal)

Costa Rica day 5.

It rained like hell all night and all morning in the area. It rained so much that they had to cancel the Rafting tour we booked, AGAIN. But maybe it was a good signed, because on the news they saw floods everywhere in the area, roads closed for trees falling, and land sliding over the roads. In fact La Fortuna, where we were staying, had in the morning almost all roads closed to all directions, and was therefore almost isolated from the rest of the country.

So had virtually nothing to do, because all the trips, excursion, and things to see were going to be spoiled under the heavy rain. The guy from the reception recommended us to spend the day in one of those thermal water complexes. We didn’t follow initially his recommendation because that was not in our plans (we preferred to go to a public free one and the guy in reception was clearly trying to see us something), but after talking to local guys in the gas station, local guys in a Tico bar, guys in the Arenal National park, etc, everyone of them told us there was no free thermal springs to go, and they all recommended the best thing to do on a day like that was going to thermal water centre. So in the end we booked the one that the guy in reception recommend us, with a good offer including dinner. So we went from travelling as posh backpackers to do very posh backpackers. Instead of a day of action, we did a day for full relax, we watch Athletico Madrid match having a piña colada, water slides, almost burned ourselves in almost boiling waters, etc. In the afternoon the rained stopped so it was nice in the end.

I have not talked about the Hostel yet. It was a very nice one, with a good swimming pool, internet area, clean rooms. Pity about the day, because the swimming pool would have had views of the Arenal volcano, if the cloud didn't cover it all.

Hopefully the night would be good and tomorrow we would be able to do rafting. At least that was what they told us in the evening.

Filo
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It rained like hell all night and all morning in the area. It rained so much that they had to cancel the Rafting tour we booked, AGAIN. But maybe it was a good signed, because on the news they saw floods everywhere in the area, roads closed for trees falling, and land sliding over the roads. In fact La Fortuna, where we were staying, had in the morning almost all roads closed to all directions, and was therefore almost isolated from the rest of the country.

So had virtually nothing to do, because all the trips, excursion, and things to see were going to be spoiled under the heavy rain. The guy from the reception recommended us to spend the day in one of those thermal water complexes. We didn’t follow initially his recommendation because that was not in our plans (we preferred to go to a public free one and the guy in reception was clearly trying to see us something), but after talking to local guys in the gas station, local guys in a Tico bar, guys in the Arenal National park, etc, everyone of them told us there was no free thermal springs to go, and they all recommended the best thing to do on a day like that was going to thermal water centre. So in the end we booked the one that the guy in reception recommend us, with a good offer including dinner. So we went from travelling as posh backpackers to do very posh backpackers. Instead of a day of action, we did a day for full relax, we watch Athletico Madrid match having a piña colada, water slides, almost burned ourselves in almost boiling waters, etc. In the afternoon the rained stopped so it was nice in the end.

I have not talked about the Hostel yet. It was a very nice one, with a good swimming pool, internet area, clean rooms. Pity about the day, because the swimming pool would have had views of the Arenal volcano, if the cloud didn't cover it all.

Hopefully the night would be good and tomorrow we would be able to do rafting. At least that was what they told us in the evening.

Filo
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