We left for Monteverde, the national cloud forest reserve, Tuesday morning. The drive went well and was probably one of the bumpiest rides we've ever had in our life...at least that's what Mom and Dad said. The last hour was over a gravel road that had inumerable potholes.Katy weathered the ride very well, especially with that thumb. When we turned on the road that led to the preserve, the bridge was out so this is what we went through...
With such rough roads, the suspension got knocked loose. At first we thought the spring had been broken, but, after consulting the local mechanic, the old spring was replaced and worked just fine.
Our cabin...... Hanging out watching TV the first night...
Our cabin...... Hanging out watching TV the first night...
Wednesday we went to the Monteverde reserve...
...and hiked about 4 miles through the trails.
We saw lots and lots of vegetation including 5 different kinds of mushrooms, about 20 different kinds of flowers and trees like the ones below.
We hiked up to the Continental Divide where the trees are limited in the height they can grow due to the strong winds. The trees up here are called a dwarf forest.
Mom and Dad at the Continental divide...behind us, all the rain that falls runs off into the Gulf of Mexico...
...in front of us all the water that falls, runs off into the Pacific.
Towards the end of the hike, there was a bridge and a beautiful waterfall.
We also saw a pizote...not sure what it is called in English...which is part of the raccoon family.
Just outside the park there was a hummingbird cafe where there were about a hundred birds flying around. They are very good flyers and beautiful birds
The next day we went to the SkyWalk which was a guided tour through the rain forest canopy on 6 different suspension bridges.
On the tour we saw 15 of the 600 different kinds of orchids. As well as learned about the many different kinds of plants in the rain forest.
As you can see, we really enjoyed ourselves.
Later that afternoon we drove down the mountain to this beautiful scene.
Challenging Mom's fear of heights and flying through the air.
2 comments:
looks like you all are having a terriffic time.... Too bad us USers are under our 3rd blizzard advisory.... mom and dad have LOTS to look forward to when they come back.... lots of snow that is!!!!
We are all here enjoying your pictures and enjoying the stories your mom is sharing about their trip.
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