The journey up to Volcan Arenal is beautiful, with a very scenic and winding drive around large and scenic Lake Arenal. Having been lucky enough to have my good friend Aaron and my brother Greg come visit me in Costa Rica at the same time, I decided it would be a good time for me to actually venture out away from my the beach for a change. The journey was well worth the trip.
Aaron flew in to San Jose, and I picked him up in Quepos. We immediately headed up the coast toward Liberia to pick up Greggy the next day. Unfortunately, the direct road up to Liberia was stacked with miles and miles of cars due to road construction, and we ended up having to take the ferry from Puntarenas to the peninsula, and driving up the west side instead.
We reached the airport about 30-minutes after Greg's flight got in, and missed him, as he had taken a cab into Liberia when we were not there to meet him. After some frantic searching and trying to find each other, we connected in an internet cafe and headed to Canas for the night.
We stayed in an overpriced run-down hotel, which allowed us just enough sleep to arise the next day, grab some coffee and breakfast, and head for Arenal. All was well until our gas tank began to leak after a long climb up toward Arenal. We found the closest mechanic who turned out to be very helpful and advised us to continue on with our journey, as the tank had a small open hole in the top, and since we'd just filled up the tank before climbing the steep and winding path upwards, the gas was leaking out the top. He advised us not to fill it all the way up next time and he was right, no more problems - thank goodness!
On beautiful road which winds around the lake, we found a great place to stay with a perfect view of the volcano right from our back porch. When it rained, we played cards, and when it was clear, we did a waterfall cascade trip which turned out to be a blast. To our surprise, we were blessed with a large eruption the morning we were packing up to head out to Monte Verde, again, seen right from our very own patio. Growling, steam, and a perfect view made our trip to Arenal and La Fortuna extra coolio and well worth the trip!
The journey up to Volcan Arenal is beautiful, with a very scenic and winding drive around large and scenic Lake Arenal. Having been lucky enough to have my good friend Aaron and my brother Greg come visit me in Costa Rica at the same time, I decided it would be a good time for me to actually venture out away from my the beach for a change. The journey was well worth the trip.
Aaron flew in to San Jose, and I picked him up in Quepos. We immediately headed up the coast toward Liberia to pick up Greggy the next day. Unfortunately, the direct road up to Liberia was stacked with miles and miles of cars due to road construction, and we ended up having to take the ferry from Puntarenas to the peninsula, and driving up the west side instead. 
We reached the airport about 30-minutes after Greg's flight got in, and missed him, as he had taken a cab into Liberia when we were not there to meet him. After some frantic searching and trying to find each other, we connected in an internet cafe and headed to Canas for the night.
We stayed in an overpriced run-down hotel, which allowed us just enough sleep to arise the next day, grab some coffee and breakfast, and head for Arenal. All was well until our gas tank began to leak after a long climb up toward Arenal. We found the closest mechanic who turned out to be very helpful and advised us to continue on with our journey, as the tank had a small open hole in the top, and since we'd just filled up the tank before climbing the steep and winding path upwards, the gas was leaking out the top. He advised us not to fill it all the way up next time and he was right, no more problems - thank goodness!
On beautiful road which winds around the lake, we found a great place to stay with a perfect view of the volcano right from our back porch. When it rained, we played cards, and when it was clear, we did a waterfall cascade trip which turned out to be a blast. To our surprise, we were blessed with a large eruption the morning we were packing up to head out to Monte Verde, again, seen right from our very own patio. Growling, steam, and a perfect view made our trip to Arenal and La Fortuna extra coolio and well worth the trip!
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