la fortuna, san carlos

for my spring break i told paris that i really wanted to go somewhere new. i have been living in this country for a while now and i barely know any cool places except the major tourist destinations. so i told him i wanted to go to la fortuna, san carlos where the famous arenal volcano is.

we were a little nervous because the drive is about 3 hours give or take 30 minutes and paris had never driven that long before! but we turned on our trusty waze gps and made it just fine. la fortuna is a cute little town, albeit very touristy. we stayed in a hostel called arenal hostel resort and were very pleased. paris's first hostel experience too! (i think he liked it)

here are just a few shots from la fortuna and our hostel. isn't it crazy how that big volcano is just sitting in the background?? i was impressed.

more pictures to come this week of our hot springs and arenal adventures!