76km – 873m up – 778m down
The night did not promise too good cycling conditions for the next day. At around midnight the rain started to hammer so hard onto our roof that we thought we are camping under the Niagara Falls. I bet there was nobody who did not think how riding under such conditions would be, if it did not stop. Luckily the next morning looked totally different. Roads had been dried already when we got to breakfast.
We had a nice 20km downhill followed by and another 27km of more or less flat terrain towards La Fortuna, at the foot of the volcano Arenal.
The weather was just fine and nobody got wet, expect from the own sweat. However at La Fortuna – other than the name might pretend – our fortune ended. We had to pay back the morning downhill and climb all the way up again, to semi-circumvent Arenal to get to our lodge, which is lovely situated in the forest close the banks of the lake.
The last 13km to the Rancho Margot was a ‘nice’ gravel road and I enjoyed the comfort of my full suspension MTB riding on the corrugated road.
At one point in the morning I was puzzled if I made a wrong turn and found myself in a town that was not expected to be on my way 
Tomorrow is our first rest day! Yes, a rest day only after 2 days of cycling, what a comfort 
The place we stay is just too beautiful to leave it just after a view hours.
I may use this day simply to relax and explore the close vicinity of the lodge and may ‘catch’ some butterflies and hummingbirds with my camera.