Costa Rica is a beautiful and diverse country. Heaps of wildlife, tons to keep adrenalin junkies happy and endless beach on each coast you can easily see why tourism has boomed here.
Travelling down the west coast from Nicaragua I found myself monkeying through the forest canopy one day and relaxing on a beach a few days later.
Travelling down the west coast from Nicaragua I found myself monkeying through the forest canopy one day and relaxing on a beach a few days later.
For the record I am petrified of heights, to the point where I once blacked out on the side of a mountain. Serious. However, in the spirit of facing your fears and all that and zip lining being one of the 'things' that all he other travellers had done I decided to give it a go. With two new friends I felt safety in the group and the day started well.
We went with Extremo Canopy Tours in Monteverde who offer all kinds of tours, the big draw being the mile long 'Superman' over Costa Rica's fabulous rainforest canopy. It started easy enough, with each zip line gearig you up for the next. However as each line got longer I started to freak out. The free fall Tarzan swing bought me to years and by the time we reached the 'Superman' line I had taken to closing my eyes and praying for it to end. I vaguely remember opening my eyes for a split second, seeing the sheer drop below and quickly closing them again. Saying all this I had a great day. I faced some fears, saw some beautiful scenery, learnt I NEVER want to do a bungee jump and now never need to put myself through the ordeal ever again. Yaaaay!
We went with Extremo Canopy Tours in Monteverde who offer all kinds of tours, the big draw being the mile long 'Superman' over Costa Rica's fabulous rainforest canopy. It started easy enough, with each zip line gearig you up for the next. However as each line got longer I started to freak out. The free fall Tarzan swing bought me to years and by the time we reached the 'Superman' line I had taken to closing my eyes and praying for it to end. I vaguely remember opening my eyes for a split second, seeing the sheer drop below and quickly closing them again. Saying all this I had a great day. I faced some fears, saw some beautiful scenery, learnt I NEVER want to do a bungee jump and now never need to put myself through the ordeal ever again. Yaaaay!
After seeing almost all Monteverde had to offer we headed to Montezuma, a beautifully quiet beach town on the west coast. We'd heard it was a bit of a party town but were pleasantly surprised by its laid back feel. The three of us managed to bag ourselves a beach side villa with cable TV and kitchen for a surprisingly small amount and we were set for 3 days. We had the beach to ourselves to get on in the day and sat around beach fires drinking rum by night. We also saw an AWESOME lightning storm from the waters edge one night and trekked up to a beautiful secluded waterfall to full one of our days. Fabulous.
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