While in La Fortuna, we toured a small chocolate farm. So beautiful (and HOT). They had all kinds of different fruit trees. We got to eat lots of fresh fruit including some kinds they don't offer in the US. The guide walked us through the steps of how they grow and make chocolate.
The final stop was seeing how they grind and roast the cacao beans...and get to the final product. We had hot chocolate made (from start to finish) right there at their farm. It was delicious!!! We didn't buy any chocolate from them, but it was so interesting to see how such a small farm produces so much fruit and chocolate.
ALL the food we had in Costa Rica was amazing. All of it!!!
Our last stop in La Fortuna was the hot springs. We spent one night in this beautiful hotel at the base of the volcano with 3 large hot springs pools. We didn't get many pictures...but it was incredible. Not only was the hotel very nice, but we had a fabulous pizza dinner and spent time soaking in the pools. I felt like it was a once in a lifetime experience!!!
The drive back to Tamarindo was on a very windy hilly road. The trip there was not bad. But the trip back was SO bad. I got really car sick. The upside is that we stopped at this restaurant over looked Aranel Lake (at the base of the volcano) and had a snack with a beautiful view!!
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