Arenal - Nature Walk

Sunday morning we went on a complimentary-guided nature hike with a group of people from our hotel.  It was beautiful.

Eucalyptus trees were everywhere and we loved the colorful trunks

We all took a turn swinging on the vine - Tarzan-like.  This is nothing compared to the Tarzan swing Geoff, Tennie and Ceci did at the zip line.  I wish I could attach videos of the ENORMOUS swing they did.  This nature trail vine was just the right size for me.

 I did a nice Tarzan yell...felt wild

We rode in a tractor-pulled wagon on the way back to the hotel

Back in front of glorious Arenal.  It is unusual to have a view without clouds!

Our ride home was calm and only six hours.  We did get pulled over by a policeman who wanted a bribe.  This happened in Nicaragua too.  

When we got home (again very tired) we came home ready to plop into bed only to have our house smell horrible.  What in the world was it?  One of our watermelons had exploded (the second time this has happened) due to the heat.  Its insides were rancid and the juice had spread all over the floor, especially under the couch.  In our weary state we had to pull out the furniture and clean up a sloppy, smelly mess.  The girls couldn't even stay in the house the stench was so strong.

We went in to check on the girls after they had finally gone to bed and found Adele still in her going-to-sleep pose - nose covered, underwear in place.