Walking in the Clouds

It’s one of the more touristic destinations of Costa Rica, although to be fair there are many, so I had little to no worries about finding things to do.  Thankfully though, having ot figure that out was postponed by a few days after my Couchsurfing host invited me to join him and his friends on their trip to the city.  After a low-key New Year's Even celebration we were up early and hangover free (I love realizing I feel fine when half the world is in a deep, drunken slumber or curled around the toilet).  After a delicious breakfast and strong coffee we were out the door and on our way to the Monteverde Reserve.  Thankfully the weather was good (enough) with equal patches of wind, rain and sun which left my only complaint for the whole day to be the price of the entrance fee, $20 for foreigners, I really should have tried to just blend in with my local friends, for less than half the price.

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