Beautiful View …

Arrived in one piece at the Buena Vista hotel located in the Central Valley with amazing views of three volcanoes. Although it’s located in Central Valley it’s actually 4,200 feet above sea level, set with its own coffee plantation and nature reserve.

The room was gigantic and certainly the ,’poshest’ place we have ever stayed – although that set I think we both have pretty low bars around things like this.

It was great to finally have a shower and feel the layers of filth peel away.

Had a walk around the grounds which were idyllic.

With high altitudes, fertile volcanic soil, warm temperatures and enough rainfall through the year, as well as a tropical climate, Costa Rica is uniquely positioned to produce coffee of a high standard. So seriously do they take it that they have made it illegal to produce anything other than 100% Arabica beans.

Pete had a dip in the pool and probably would win a prize for the most god awful goggle’s ever!

it was fantastic to try to Costa Rican cuisine first hand. Flavours and combinations were mouth watering, cassava croquettes, fresh watermelon juice etc.

We turned in early as I was fast becoming more brain dead than usual. Also we had to leave the hotel at 5.30am the next day.