Day 2- Rio Celeste

At around 5 a.m. howler monkeys awakened us.  John had never heard this wonderful incredible sound of the howler monkey wake up call!  It was GREAT!!!!  We were still tired from the day before so we went back to sleep.  The monkeys tried a couple more times to wake us up and then the birds also tried.  At  7:30 a.m. we finally decided it was time to start the day.  We enjoyed a fruit plate for breakfast with some terrific fresh baked bread and enjoyed a guided tour of the hotel.  This is a new boutique hotel, open only 16 months and is the sister hotel to the Arenal Nayara.  They are a work in progress without a doubt but a wonderful new area with beautiful views!  The hotel is located about 1 hour from Arenal near the Tenorio National Park and the Rio Celeste.

After our tour, we changed for a short hike on well-marked and maintained trails that are behind the hotel.  All trails lead to the Rio Celeste and are self guided.  We wandered around for a little over an hour and when we returned to the lodge we relaxed in one of the three hot tubs around the pools.  We dried off by the sun and then we were rained on!  We gathered our stuff and back to the room and set outside on our balcony listening to the river and the rain!

After lunch it was still raining so nap time!  When we woke up we went to the bar area to upload our photos and enjoyed a nice cold beer. Wireless was only available in the restaurant, bar and computer room.  Our waiter Juan bought us our first beer!