Bring on the Rain!

Horseback riding to La Fortuna Waterfalls was cancelled this morning due to heavy mist known as drizzle in Oregon, combined with intermittent downpours of not so tropical rain. Shortly after making our decision to lay low and stay dry, the thought of spending an entire day inside with so many adventures waiting lead us to don our rain ponchos and head for the trail. We took a taxi from our hotel to Arenal Observatory Lodge and explored some of the trails within Volcano National Park. As we set out on our little sojourn the wind howled through the towering Eucalyptus trees that lined the trail. Heavy mist rolled all around us and the eerie exotic call of the Oropendola emanated from just beyond our field of vision eluding our quest for a sighting. Periodically there were low rumbling sounds, presumably from the volcano though I suppose it could have been thunder. The intermittent downpours eventually merged into continuous torrential rain, so we opted out of the cold water soaking experience and headed back to the lodge for lunch. We had a hardy burger and fries and from the comfort of our table overlooking the forest, we were able to observe several Oropendula at a feeding tree the lodge had set up just outside the window.