My trip to Costa Rica was with out a doubt exactly what I needed and lived up to the hype that everyone had told me it would. I spent 3 nights at Rancho Margot just across from the Arenal Volcano, 2 nights in Montezuma and 2 nights in Jaco. Everything ended up working out like clockwork as we made all of the public buses to the Ranch by only a few minutes.
Rancho Margot was hands down the most amazing, spiritually awakening, earthly, place I have ever visited. Everything is built with the ideal and vision of sustainability. Gardens, compost, hydroelectric turbines, fresh food, chickens, pigs, cattle, fresh milk, beautiful flora and vistas, horses and stables, animal rehabilitation, and a look out post to Arenal Volcano, this place has everything and I’m sure I’m leaving plenty out. Took a trip to the local hot springs one night. Water warmed like a natural jacuzzi by underground lava flows. The following night we went up to the look out really early in the morning by horseback. The stars out there were uncountable.
Montezuma was a small town on the end of the peninsula hiding 3 or 4 giant water falls. We were lucky enough to catch a ride with a family headed in that direction. Our first day in Montezuma was a day of trekking and getting lost in the woods finding the falls. The largest one having plenty of room to take a swim and relax behind its falls. Hopefully I will grab some photos of it from people we met in Montezuma.
We took a water taxi from Montezuma to Jaco, the trip only took about an hour and saved a day a traveling by land. Jaco is one of the most developed cities in Costa Rica and its obvious that there are many social problems in the city. We were able to find room at a Hostel which was very comfortable and fun place to stay. I was able to rent a board and try to surf the waves of costa rica. My first attempt the waves were a bit to large for a novice such as myself. Day 2 led to more success on some beginner sized waves.
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