My Paper Heart: Volcán Arenal

Yesterday we took a day trip to Arenal Volcano. It was a great trip, and we got to truly experience the rain forest (which I have never gotten to do before)!

Our first stop was to see a beautiful waterfall in La Fortuna. It was raining most of our hike, but it actually was even more enjoyable that way! The sound of the rain and the sight of the rain forest were overwhelmingly beautiful.

After our trip to the waterfall, we visited the hanging bridges. This was an unbelievable experience. We literally walked over the rain forest. We could also see Arenal Volcano from where we were, too. It was incredible to look down and see so much beauty. The pictures do not do it justice.

^ At the top, you can see the bridge we are walking up to.

^ This is looking back down at the bridge we were just at. If you look closely you can also see the path on the ground that we were walking on.

Lastly, we stopped at a river where we could experience the hot springs for free. (You know I'm all about for free :) ) It was such a funny experience because there were all these people just sitting in the river. I didn't even bring a swimsuit to Costa Rica being the genius that I am (I only brought one pair of shorts for that matter), so I just put my feet in! The water was very warm and felt nice!