Aqua Green Lakes and Coffee Beans

July 14th 2008

Volcan Poas was 30 KM up the mountain slopes and I was instructed to get there early before the 10 AM clouds enveloped the entire mountain. In theory this would eliminate the view of the sulfur green crater lake from the vantage point and make the journey pointless.

I arrived 20 minutes after the parked opened and hiked up to the viewing area. It was completely clouded over. Having made all that effort to get there, I decided I might as well go on the 3 KM nature walk. It was quite nice and just near the end as I was lamenting about how it is only natural for my good luck to run out, alas, the sun was shining bright and the sky was blue.

I quickly ran back to the viewing area and for about 15 minutes, there were opportunities to see the prized possession. As there were now many many viewers cheering at the display, we were able to get pictures of the aqua-green lake with a live smoking spout of sulphorous gas enveloping the air.

After I was happy with my photos, I left the Volcano and headed towards Doka Estates for 'The Real Coffee Tour'. I took a tour of the coffee harvesting and roasting facilities and ended up in a tasting room where I could purchase some of the chocolates, roasted beans, liquors, and various other souvenirs. I headed towards my hotel and got ready for my early flight back to Vancouver in the morning.

I have a lot of evaluating to do while I strip and re-pack my bags. Also, today is the first day of my online pre-residency for my masters program and I better start getting back into reality.