Monteverde Cloud Forest: Dec 26 - 28
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Ivan & I standing in front of our hotel in St. Elena/Monteverde, Hotel Heliconia. |
Luckily for Ivan, the legal drinking age in Costa Rica ISN'T 21. |
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Guaro on it's own, pretty nasty, but in a tropical punch? Mmmm....
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We all agreed that by far, the best food we tried was at Heliconia. Delicious pizza (surprisingly a very common dish!) and avocado with shrimp! |
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A group shot at the Monteverde Cloud Forest, prepared for the Sky Trek Canopy Tour. |
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Nervous (and scared of heights), but kinda excited.
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We started by going up this stair tower which was pretty high and pretty frightening |
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Us with the main guide - who was excellent. |
Group shot on a suspension bridge. |
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Getting read to hook my harness onto the cable. |
Holding on and ready to go....
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(l to r): Jason, Ivan and I gliding! |
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(left): Carina, Jason and I. |
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Sky Trek is a system of trails, suspension bridges, and zip lines. There are 11 total zip-line cables. The longest one (left) is 1,400 feet long, and the highest one (on the right) is 417 feet off the groud. |
 
After the Sky Trek, we took it easy by taking the Sky Walk which consisted of trails and suspension bridges above and through the cloud forest. |
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Taking a break and watching the hummingbirds (notice the feeders in the background). A. Elaine and I; Jason and I. |
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Dad, Ivan, Mom, Me & Jas. |
Sunset shot outside our hotel. |