Volcan Arenal y Baldi Hotsprings

So two weeks ago we visited Arenal Volcano and the town of la Fortuna. It was an incredible experience. We left early in the morning to go to the national park where this waterfall was located. We had to walk 350 steps down to the waterfall. Surprisingly, going down was harder than going up just because the steps were so steep and slippery.

waterfall at Arenal that we got to swim in

        Once we got to the waterfall, we got into the water, which was FREEZING cold and really deep. It took us some time to get adjusted to the water temperature, but once we did it was really fun. I couldn't believe that we were actually in such a beautiful place. It looked like it was out of national geographic.The water was a crystal blue and there were green vines swaying above us.

        Nidhi and I didn't dare to leave too far from the shore, but others were more daring. They told us that if you go too close to the waterfall, you could get pulled under, and we ain't about that life.

The waterfall lead to this stream

After hiking the 350 steps back up, we went to eat lunch at La Fortuna. It was a really pretty town. We could see the full volcano in the backdrop. While we were there, we booked a full body massage and facial for the next day. 

 Then we headed off to the beautiful hot springs. There were 32 different springs with varying temperatures as well as 4 water slides. The first water slide we went on turned out to be a little painful. Nidhi was smart enough to opt out. Two of our friends came out with cuts and scrapes. But the other water slides were really fun!

Posing with the volcano in the background

This was the hottest spring in the VIP area 

The hot springs were super relaxing and a great way to spend the rest of the day. Then we went to los Lagos resort for shower and sleep finally. The next morning we work up, had breakfast, and headed off to our massage. It was soooo amazing! They even used those hot rocks from the volcano. 

When we got back from our massage, we left for the ox cart factory. It was overall our best weekend yet!