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Villa
Decary Bed and Breakfast
Beautiful
Laguna Arenal
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We
did finally make it to our little Nirvana, and greatly enjoyed two
or three days of nature and relaxing.
We kept hearing funny howling and
grunting noises from the forest, and, at first, we all thought it
was just Laurie's dad, Bernie (who does indeed make a fair amount of
funny howling and grunting noises). Upon realizing, however,
that Bernie really can't climb trees very well, we decided that it
must be something else.
Turns out that what we were hearing
were Howler Monkeys, which, despite bearing a striking resemblance
to Bernie, had lived in Arenal as long as anyone can remember.
Their vocalizations can be heard up to a half mile away! You
can only hear Bernie for about 50 yards before he starts fading out.
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Tobacon
Hotsprings
We
spent one afternoon soaking in some natural hot water springs at the base
of Volcan Arenal called the Tobacon Hotsprings. It was extremely
relaxing, although a bit odd to be at a swim-up bar in water that was just
below the boiling point.
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| A stream with water over 100°F! |
A swim up bar in 95°F water. |
A hot waterfall makes for good massages |
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