All I can say is HIJOLE! We took a boat from Arenal to an island where we met a host of horses. The trek to Monteverde is 3 hours by horse. My horse was Regalo, which is really the perfect name for the horse you are hanging out with on Christmas Eve because Regalo means gift.
For the first little while, he seemed exactly that. It was fun to be on a horse riding through the beautiful countryside. On the left there were farms and jungles, and on the ride we were bordered by the coastline. Very beautiful.
About 30 minutes into the ride it began raining and Regalo was having trouble keeping his footing. We slipped several times, and each time I got more and more freaked out. Hi my name is Kathy, and I am a control freak. I realized that my fear came directly from not having control over the situation, I was just the girl in the saddle.
After a serious freak out between myself and my horse, I calmed down a bit and was able to enjoy the last leg of the journey. Surprised that I´m not sore because we trotted almost the entire time.
Thanks Regalo, for not killing me.
Christmas Even, la buenanoche, found the entire group at the Tree House restaurant in Santa Elena, the town in Monterverde. The food was excellent and we all splurged to celebrate the holiday. In the latin culture, Christmas Eve is bigger than Christmas Day, so we definately tried to follow suit as we ordered Chocolate Fondue, Tres Leches, and other fine foods.
Secret Santa gift exchange left me with a great shirt from Costa Rica. Very fun to do a gift exchange within the group.
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Sounds like you're having a blast Kathy! And I hope you had a great Christmas!! =)
As one horse rider in Arenal, to another, I say Yippee Ki Yea....
Glad you survived the ride, and sounds like dinner was great at the TreeHouse. Hope the trip to Quepos and Manuel Antonio was quick and relatively bump free.
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