Monte Verde

We say goodbye to Arenal as we take a boat to Monte Verde.

So foggy.....

We stayed at Monte Verde Villa.

That night we go on a night hike tour.  Our guide taps on the tree roots and the vibrations draw the Orange-Knee Tarantula.

We didn't see much else but we spot this little butterfly.

That night we ate Paella (spanish rice)

The next day, we take a train into the Monte Verde cloud forest.

Soon, we start traveling into the cloud forest...

We see a lot of ferns and greenery as we go along.

Pretty wildlife.

We go on a hike through the forest before getting back on the train and our guide points out and catches a cricket.

Strange looking plant along the trail...

Near the end of the hike, we see this colorful caterpillar which my sister spotted.

As we head back, we see a lot of fog rolling in.

For lunch, we eat thin crust pizza.  Yummy!

We head to Jardin De Mariposas for a tour of the butterfly gardens.

Before we get our butterfly tour, we meet our guide and she gives us a tour around the "bug room"  Inside, we see these grubs.  Eww... :P 

We see a Hercules Beetle which is holding a banana.  Pretty strong.

She shows us this display of Scarab Beetles.  Pretty shells, don't you think?  And then, finally, it is time for our butterfly tour.

When we walk inside the butterfly gardens, we see this line of butterflies on a tree branch.

We also get to release butterflies.  So pretty :)

We walk around town and we see someone glass blowing and shaping tiny glass figurines.

After looking around town, we go to The Common Cup (a coffee shop) which roasts their own coffee.

We order coffee which has pretty cream designs like this monkey...

...And this pretty butterfly

Sorry this post was so long.  This was what we did in Monte Verde.