"This is awesome!" exclaimed Slava with the excitement of a teenager after svooshing down the waterslide in the Tabacon Hot Springs resort near the Arenal Volcano, the most active volcano in the world.
The flowing water ranges from cold to hot and flows down a number of black stones, big and small. Some massage your feet in knee deep pools as you make your way to the many mini waterfalls. Others serve as a seating area behind a glass of water flowing down on you. This way you can poke your head out into the air, as if behind a curtain, or stick out your feet and arms as entertainment for the photos.
The first realization that I was in Costa Rica came on the middle of the highest hanging bridge as it swayed at 90+ mts (Mts = mountains for our bunch, or meters for the rest of the world) above the trees, the hills, the animals, the reptiles and other tourists. This was also our first introduction to the green, moist, cool and humid rainforest.
The warning sign before entering the park indicated that we should speak in LOW voices, as to not scare the animals. With our bunch it was an impossibility and we were shushed a few times by the other groups with actual guides pointing to a plant here and an animal there. We must have missed a dozen "Wow look it´s a sloth."
Seriously though, animals are not stupid. If they even hear someone walking they will not be making their apppearance. They are kind of like the celebrities, the ones that want to be seen will be seen, and will aproach no matter how many papparazzis are around. Unlike many fellow tourists we did not have binoculors or high powered photo lenses. We just had a regular old camera to pose with hair looking leaves, or to zoom in on something that almost looks like a back of a bird or an animal. Mostly we just entertained ourselves with funny looking faces and sexy poses.
The word of the day was:
Битка = битва
Using it in a sentence:
Подожди, тут битка между муравьями за листик.
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