We drove for about an hour and a half on the same road we came down yesterday stopping at the same cafeteria for a snack and a picture of the macaws. Then we headed Northeast up a narrow windy steep mountain road ultimately to an elevation of about 6000 feet feet. The views are spectacular and lush green. It is amazing that our giant motorcoach can make it along these narrow mountain roads. Definitely not for the faint of heart.
Our lunch stop was a small town by the name of San Elena which appears to be primarily a tourist town for people visiting the forest and it's activities. We had a great lunch at a unique restaurant called The Tree House.
After lunch we continue through the village of Monteverde and to the main entrance of the park....Monteverde Cloud Forest and Biological Preserve. Costa Rica has taken control of a large swath of land for environmental protection. We then took a gentle 2 hour walk through the trails where Grievin gave us detailed descriptions of the amazing variety of plants. The weather is dry but cool and damp.
After our walk we drove back to Monteverde to our hotel, a place called El Establo Mountain Hotel & Private Reserve. It appears to be a series of nine hotel buildings scattered in the forest along the side of the mountain. THIS PLACE IS EVEN LESS NAVIGABLE THAN YESTERDAY! Steep walkways everywhere. Fortunately, the restaurant is nearby. We got some good sunset views from our room.
Our dinner in the main Lodge restaurant was excellent.
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