Pura Vida!

I am in Costa Rica!

I am working for World Challenge in Costa Rica. I am here for a month with a group of eight boys and thir teacher from North London. We have been here for a week, flying into San Jose last Friday. I think I had about a 26 hour day. The jet lag was immense. We spent a day in San Jose where the group planned for the following days. From San Jose we took a public bus to La Fortuna where the group undertook a couple of acclimatisation treks - one up the extinct volcano Cherro Cato and another to the Catarata La Fortuna. The track up Cherro Cato was a bit of a mud slide in places and much of the man made bits had been heavily eroded by the rains. It was a hot day and I don't think I have evr sweated so much I drank more than 3 letres and didn't pee any more than ususal. As the group set off a bit late we were caught out by the afternoon rains, whiuch are very heavy at this time of year. Unmfortunately the heavens opened when we were near to the top and I had to make the decision for the group to turn back. I was reassured about making the right decision as sections of the path on the way down had become river like, literally a mud slide. A thunderstorm also broke out. I like the weatyher here, when it rains, it really rains and there are immense thunder storms in the afternoons.