7/5 We missed a day but...

Today we left Lake Arenal, but not before Sully, Laura, Alden and Jenna visited the hot river. Yes, hot. The river is heated by magma - yes, magma, from the Arenal Volcano. After that we drove back to the hotel, and jumped back into the car to drive to Mal País, an estimated 6 hours away. Although the roads are bad here, the drives really don't seem as long as they do in the States. This drive ended up being a 7.5 hour drive but it barely felt like 3. We even stopped at a fruit store and supermarket for groceries before we got there. We didn't lose our bumper this time because it was jammed in the back of our car with all of our luggage, about 9 bags of groceries, and all 6 of us. When we did arrive at Casa Moana, we were not only relieved to be there, but also amazed by the house and the view. We all settled in and a couple hours later the Woody's arrived to complete our day.