Having returned to to the Arenal Manoa Resort, we were ready the next morning, to head toward Costa Rica's Pacific coast. There, we were going to board the WIND STAR, a large, passenger-oriented sailing vessel. But with that, I will deal later.

What became clear to me as our bus proceeded in a generally southwesterly direction toward the Central Valley, was that we were quite obviously crossing a mountain range of some height. While it had been clear and sunny when we left, it started to cloud over and eventually we entered the ... (more)