Zelma’s Trip

We got up, admired the views and headed to the camp entrance where the ranger seemed fine about us having made our own way to the camping area. Having asked about the available walks in the park we decided to opt for one which took you to a waterfall. It was meant to be four hours in total with the waterfall at the end prior to returning. The walk was amazing with a lovely shaded mirador, butterflies, geckos and beautiful palms and mountains. It was pretty much all uphill on the way to the waterfall which was good in that you knew that the whole way back it would be downhill! When we had been walking for a couple of hours we got to a sign which said that the waterfall was 500 metres away. This turned out to be a lie, well it might have been that distance as the crow flies, but when you have to ascend a mountain up curvy paths it feels a lot longer. Slightly hot we arrived at the top and had the most magnificent view. Not only was the waterfall of several small drops stunning, but its surroundings were beautiful. There was luscious grenery, plants and ferns, and a cliff so amazing it looked like it had been carefully sculpted by someone in order to creat exquisite shapes and forms. There was a shaded sitting area by the falls and Mum sat there and contemplated life whilst Dad and I explored slightly further. There was a picnic area further on but not much else and we joined Mum in admiring the view for a while.

After the walk back, which was quicker and rather a lot easier, we headed to Algorobbo. I had read about a place in the guidebook (Fodor) with hot tubs and llamas which trimmed the grass. The place proved slightly more difficult to find than we thought it would but I think a lot of this was down to us being tired and frustrated. When we did find the place it was as described in that it consisted of several lovely cabanas with llamas in the grounds. The hot tub turned out to be a spa bath but we weren´t complaining. After very needed baths following our walk, we went into town where we had a gorgeous seafood supper overlooking the ocean.