Day 4 - Horseback Riding into the Cloud Forest
Today was part transfer day and part adventure. We spent much of the morning traveling from La Fortuna to the Monteverde Cloud Forest. Our main adventure today was riding horses into the forest and exploring. It was hard to take photos from the horses, so not so many photos today, sorry. After our ride we enjoyed a little free time in town exploring, then we headed to our new hotel, which is simply stunning. It sits up on the hill right at the transition zone into the 100% untouched high altitude part of the forest. We are at 4,000 feet and are often above the clouds. The kids really enjoyed the horses and are pretty blown away with how nice the hotel is. After checking in, most went for a swim, then we all showered and went out to dinner. Upon returning, some headed right to bed, as we have a long day tomorrow, while others spent a couple of hours outside enjoying the sounds of wildlife and the cool, fresh air. The weather is so perfect here that the rooms don’t have air conditioning nor heat. The temperatures are just right for cool comfy sleeping at night and moderate temps during the day. Tomorrow is one of our most anticipated days. We are doing two tours of the cloud forest. First we are doing a long zip-line adventure over and through the forest, then we are going on a hike over many large suspension bridges that move us through various layers of the canopy. Something tells me this is going to be a good one. You can click a photo for a larger version.
