Update from Costa Rica

Hi all! Just wanted to let everyone know that about 11 hours after leaving Managua, Rhea and I made it safely to Tilarán Costa Rica last night. This morning we took a beautiful bus ride from Tilarán to La Fortuna around Lake Arenal. The bus went through lush green rainforest and cloudforest, brightly colored flower gardens, rolling hills, and German chalet looking hotel-resorts. The cloud cover over the lake allowed stray rays of sun through to illuminate isolated circles of the water, like an early morning smile. I was only semi-concious the whole way, which made the landscape even more dreamlike.

Today we're going on a night hike around Volcano Arenál and a dip in the nearby thermal hotsprings. I'll send some pictures along when I can!