Irazu Volcano

Hi to everyone from a top of Volcan Irazu (and no I didn't misspell volcano! It's Spanish!) We visited out first of many volcanoes in Costa Rica during break and as you can tell, it was a bit chilly. Fortunately it is not an active volcano although there are several that are still active with glowing lava flows. I felt my first earthquakes a few weeks before but it was only exciting to this gringa since Ticos feel them all the time. After about an hour of driving up the mountainside we were pretty high up in elevation and decided to duck inside the coffee shop up top for some hot cocoa and postries (dessert). The kids enjoyed the view but enjoyed the treats more. I was happy that we knew enough Spanish to explain we were in the process of residency, so we were only charged the national rate ($1) instead of the visitors rate ($14)! As pretty as it was, I don't know if I'd pay $50 for all of us to see it! I think the ride up and down the volcano was the most beautiful part once you got over the fear of no guardrails.