A Day at Volcan Poas

When in San Jose, Becca and I are staying with a family that hosted her during her Spring 2001 semester studying abroad through LASP (Latin American Studies Program, a Costa Rica based educational non-profit). The family has two parents, a brother in America, a brother at home (Roberto), and a daughter at home (Alicia).

Becca and I were invited by our host brother to go with him and his girlfriend to Volcan Poas, a famous and very large volcano in north central CR. Yes, it's still active, but things are mostly just smelly (sulfur). It was fun to see the large crater and watch the mist & clouds come in and out of the bubbling cauldron. You had to be quick about taking pictures lest your photo op be overcome by a sudden cloud.

It proved to be a great day for the trip! I'll let the pictures tell more of the story... I'll post them a bit later today. I'm working on a Mac that has changed the layout of my Internet page, so I can't access the "insert photo" button right now...