¡Ciao Costa Rica!

Well, we are back in the central valley in Alajuela, in the mountains of Costa Rica. Today we went up to the crater of the nearby Poás volcano, which was pretty clouded but it did clear a little to reveal the steaming crater lake. We also went to this lake above the crater, full of green minerals and stinking of sulphur.

We are staying in a hotel overlooking the valley and airport, ready to leave tomorrow. It has some gardens and waterfalls in the grounds that we would go and swim in, if it wasn't so cold up here compared to the beach. Still it's pretty spectacular, but we'll stick to the hot tub..

We have also been into the main market in town to get some final bargains and naturally, eat more local food. Here I am eating a local dish called a Casado, which we washed down with some fruit shakes which are plentiful here.

Here are some remaining pcitures from the beach at Sámara. This one is nice and cheesy.

The mandatory tropical sunset photo-

So, it's bye bye Costa Rica, as we're off to New York now for a quick stopover on the way home. Cheerio from us.