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Hi! I don't know if I could do this here, but I am desperate to post on my blog. However, I am afraid that it has many mistakes. English is not my mother tongue, so sorry for my mistakes in advance! and thank you very much for proofreading!

My boyfriend, who organized all the itinerary of this trip, was so excited about Río Celeste. There seemed to be crystal clear water, we were going to see some “teñideros”…(I didn’t know what he was talking about) so we set the journey taking the car and arriving the natural park we saw some people trying to rent us some wellington boots. Then, I started to worry ‘Should we rent some wellingtons?’ “A” answered at ease, as always ‘don’t worry, we will manage.’ It was a fact that we had all we needed. I will write another post explaining what you need to go to this beautiful country in case there are some setbacks that could ruin your day. We took our trekking canes, our raincoat and backpack and we went deep into the forest.

It started to rain but this fact didn’t ruin the experience. We walked around an hour to see the waterfalls but it was worth it. The water was deep blue, the kind of colour that it is difficult to see in nature. After some pictures, we went on with our trekking. From that point the path turned into really muddy, we felt happy to have our trekking canes (bearing in mind that I’m very clumsy, I would have fallen face down, I’m sure of it) and we looked astonished at the people who were wearing just slippers. There weren’t many tourists so this made the tour nicer if possible. We arrived to a spot where there was a lake with the same blue colour and a sign saying DO NOT ENTER. However, we knew that way was the path to the “teñideros”, the most beautiful thing in the park. We saw some Americans jumping the fence and we did the same. Soon we realized the reason of that sign. There was a destroyed wood bridge which was very dangerous to get through. ‘What if we fell? It would take hours to the rescue team to arrive, we could ruin our holiday’ (I know, I always picture myself in the worst-case scenario). So we gave in and we returned. It was a pity not to see the teñideros (a place where you can see how the water turns into blue), but anyway, we were alive! (dramma girl talking) We had a sandwich in the car and leave to Monteverde.

After driving for some hours, (remember, it is not possible to make it without a 4x4) we arrived to our booked hotel (Historias Lodge) and we loved it! (the whole building was covered with natural orchids, my favourite flower!) and we booked a night tour in the same hotel to watch animals. We joined a small group, (there were just four of us) and then we knew those nice Costa Rican girls. I still talk to one of them by Whatsapp and we share information about the traditions of our countries. From my point of view, cultural exchange is essential when you travel, because I consider that you can’t know a country if you don’t know how the people are like. So that night was a gift for us. We saw many animals but the dark deter us from taking proper photos of them.

After the tour and an interesting conversation with our new friends, we had dinner in “Sabor Tico” a good restaurant in the town. Nevertheless, I forgot to tell the waitress that I didn’t want coriander (I can’t put up with coriander) They use coriander with every meal! So if you are like me, don’t forget to tell them “Sin culantro, por favor” if you don’t want your meal to be ruined. We went to the hotel raring to wake up the following day to know Monteverde during the day!

Thank you very much in advance!!!