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the SUV rental car had been delivered, the highway was breathtaking. Arenal Gazing at the majestic Arenal vol-
and we set out, stopping at the kosher
restaurant to pick up the kosher din- is the name of a volcano (or chain of cano from our patio was like walking
ners in aluminum pans all packed in a
Styrofoam insulated container. volcanos) which is the focal point of into a three-dimensional postcard.
Unfortunately, the caterer made a mis-
take with our order and prepared it that region. When we first saw the vol- Clouds hung over the mountain, plus
only at the last minute, with no time to
freeze it. We lost a number of meals cano from a distance, we were so a curiously small cloud at its mouth,
on account of that and lived on tuna
and other canned foods for the last dumbstruck by its beauty and which I discerned was actually smoke
two days of our trip.
grandeur that we stopped the car and coming out of it! The scene of the vol-
I set the car GPS to Arenal Manoa
Hotel. By the time our trip was over, I started taking pictures like a couple of canic mountain with the clouds –
learned the hard way that there are
three scenarios regarding navigation thrilled tourists. We finally reached the turning shades of orange as the sun
systems. Sometimes the car GPS is
sufficient; sometimes it doesn’t work hotel, comprised of semi-detached set – the birds flying in formation over-
but WAZE does; and sometimes nei-
ther works, so that you need a map units scattered throughout the head, and the humming of the river,
and luck to find someone who speaks
enough English to guide you. grounds of the hotel, more like a bun- along with the intense colors and

We drove north, again traveling on galow colony than a conventional greenery of the surrounding jungle
the Pan American Highway, then exit-
ed and followed the GPS to the roads hotel. became a focus for many a meditation.
that led to the Arenal region of Costa
Rica, about two-and-a-half hours from We rolled in the suitcases, food, Sometimes I looked at it in the morn-
San Jose. The scenery once we got off
and microwave and, after some ings, during our three days there, and

unpacking, went out to inspect our sometimes in the evenings, and I con-

surroundings. I had to pinch myself – jured up lost worlds, where dinosaurs

it felt like the Garden of Eden. I can’t stomped and young volcanos gushed

describe to you how beautiful this red hot lava and smoke. I was even

place was. The landscaping included a able to visualize Mt. Sinai, with smoke

river, a large pond, beautiful flowering and fire shooting forth, and Moshe

trees, and many kinds of colorful, making his way to the top, connecting

exotic tropical plants. We walked over as well as any puny human being can

a small bridge to the pond, where we to Divinity. What an experience! ◆

saw a large flock of beautiful white

birds landing on one tree to make Part 2 of this article will appear in the

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