We started at 2:00 with a guided hike in the rain forest. Our guide was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the different plant life and animals. We even saw two "baby" tarantulas - they were about the size of quarter each. While on the hike, we went over two hanging bridges, a look out point where we could see Lake Arenal and ended at a butterfly garden. This took about 2.5 hours. (The kids move slow some times) and Jacob did get tired of walking and grandpa obliged by carrying him on his back for about half the hike.
Next we all got into a gondola for a trip up above the rain forest. You could hear all kinds of animals: crickets, monkeys, cicadas, birds and who knows what else.
As the sun was setting, Daddy and Grandpa T went for a zip line ride (8 zips total) down the mountain and Mommy and the boys took the gondola back down. The view was breathtaking. The brochure stated fastest zip line took you to speeds of about 50 mph and the highest was 656 ft off the ground and the longest was 1440 feet. They worked hard to get everyone down off the mountain before it was completely dark.
We all loaded into a bus (including the employees) and the driver took everyone home.
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