Baldi Hot Springs and Lake Arenal

The day before leaving Costa Rica Gemma, Apryl and I rented a car and drove north on Route 1 to Canas, and then through the towns of Tilaran and Nuevo Arenal to go to Fortuna to visit the Baldi Hot Springs and see the Arenal Volcano. 

The views were stunning, especially the view from the NW side of Lake Arenal.  The road around the lake was in service even though there had been a couple of landslides due to rain.  It is a windy road with corkscrew turns and ups and downs.  Unfortunately for me I hadn't given Apryl any motion sickness pills thinking that being in a car would be easier on her.  I was wrong.  When we got to Fortuna (nearly 3 hours travel time) we stopped for some snacks to take into the Hot Springs and Apryl got sick in the parking lot of the grocery store.  Poor thing.  She definitely has a motion sickness problem when it comes to hilly windy roads!

Our day in the hot springs was amazing and very relaxing!  Just what the doctor ordered.