Megan and I thought it was too good to be true that we could travel halfway across the country in a bus for 3.30 USD. Turns out it was too good to be true. We hopped on the 1130 bus from San Jose to La Fortuna, a tourist town within taxi distance of Volcan Arenal, Costa Ricas active volcano and a magnificent national park. At first the bus wasnt too crowded at all, and we got out of the city and onto the highway (really the only highway in the entire country) with surprising speed and ease. Then we stopped in every single little town, for every person, kid, snack seller, and stray dog, between Alajuela and our destination. In San Carlos, the capital of this northern region, we got off for a bathroom break and when we got back on, the bus was full. Now Im not talking like Greyhound full where you might be sitting next to some slightly drunk ex-con who´s telling you his life story. I mean they pack it so that there is no more room to stand inside the bus. We bottomed out at every bump and pothole.
Five hours later we were in La Fortuna. Were staying at a backpacker´s paradise, Gringo Petes, and paying next to nothing for our bunk beds. Its hot and humid, but raining like you would not believe. Turns out they werent kidding about that RAINforest thing. Well, Ive got to go before they boot us out of the internet cafe. Our next update well be able to tell you about hiking on the Hanging Bridges near the volcano (but wont have any pictures).
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