And then there were DOS....

After an absolutely fantastic month in Santa Teresa, it was time to part ways. Jen and I said our goodbyes and instead of joining the girls on their trek (and I mean trek) back to the San Jose airport, we hopped off the ferry and literally ran onto the bus that was leaving two minutes later for Monteverde. Although cramped and hot and long and uncomfortable (and and and and), the bus ride up to Monteverde was quite stunning...green and mountainous, go figure! We had already made reservations at a recommended hostel called Pension Santa Elena which turned out to be amazing in that it served coffee all day. For free. ALL DAY. Oh and the staff was really helpful, and we met a few good people, and our room was decent enough for 7 bucks, and there was a kitchen we could use and free internet all day. (But the highlight was still, obviously...free coffee. Did I mention they served it all day?)
Anyway, Monteverde is known for its cloud forests, and thus its canopy tours. Since Im completely terrified of heights, I decided to try this ziplining I kept hearing about, which consists of strapping yourself to a rope and flinging yourself through the tops of trees in the cloud forest. Wait, what? That doesn´t sound fun.
But it was! I didn´t even cry. Jen and I both felt like we were little kids on Disneyland rides, as neither of us could wipe the ridiculously big and childish smile off our faces as we soared through the air. Embarassing, yes. But totally worth it. !



off to go hiking!

98259382 hours of uphill hiking later...we made it to the top

feeling a little dorky at this point

...and nervous