Costa Rica day 4: Sarchi and Las Cataratas Los Chorros

Kimberly went to see the hummingbirds before breakfast and saw lots of the big blue-purple variety.

walking to breakfast in the mist

the big purple ones were my favorite

flowers and giant leaves on the way back from the feeders

After breakfast, we set off for Sarchi. We checked out the church and square, then headed to Grecia for lunch.

church in Sarchi

giant decorated oxcart in Sarchi's main square

driving through Grecia

the church in Grecia

the sky was very blue against the red chuch and yellow flowers

We used Google directions on Paul's phone to find the waterfall. Apparently Google doesn't know about the wide variety of roads in Costa Rica. We went off the main road onto a dirt road, and rejoined the main road just before the turnoff for the waterfall -- definitely not faster!

the Google directions led us off the main road

and even less like a road

we rejoined the freshly paved main road at the top of this hill

We hiked down a steep trail to get to the waterfall. Paul went under the falls but it was too cold for Evan and Kimberly. We had a snack on the banks before climbing back up and heading back to our hotel (before dark!)