Monteverde and Montezuma - cloud forests and beaches in Costa Rica
We crossed the border from Nicaragua to Costa Rica, and thankfully we had a quicker and easier exit to Nicaragua than when we entered! From the Costa Rican border we took three buses to get to our first destination: Monteverde. As soon as we crossed the border into Costa Rica we could tell we were in a different country - there was less litter, and the buses were newer and comfier. The journey from the border to Monteverde isn’t that far, but it took a long time on the buses: buses in Costa Rica are slow! The drivers are in no hurry and like to stop for long periods to chat to people, respond to WhatsApp messages, and to count money. The buses run to a schedule and generally run on time, but there are few of them, with most routes only having one or two buses a day. Back to our journey to Monteverde! We took a bus from the border to Liberia, waited at Liberia for 1.5 hours for our next bus, and then got dropped off at the side of a highway for our connecting bus. We had a 2....