CR Part 4: Beaches, Pools, and Waterfalls! Oh YES!

Montezuma Waterfall

The beautiful Montezuma waterfall

The drive to Montezuma was long, as it is very remote and quite near the southernmost tip of the peninsula. The ferry system is not very good in Costa Rica, so we had decided to drive around the top of the peninsula rather than wait in the ferry line for 3 hours and still risk missing it. We finally got into the small town of Montezuma at about 3:00, and checked in to our hotel and decided to head straight to the waterfalls that they are famous for. Our hotel was right across from the trail head. About, oh, 2 minutes in, the trail ended. I had heard that you would have to go through the river for part of it, so we started jumping the rocks of the shallow river. We did not see where the trail picked up again, so we went all the way to the falls this way (we discovered the trail on the other side of the river, just maybe 50 feet or so from where it originally left off – on our way back). The falls were beautiful, and the swimming pool below was perfect.

We hung out there for a while, and started asking about how to get to the other falls. Montezuma is a set of three falls, with three different swimming pools. However, since we didn’t know where the trail was, we were fairly lost as to how to get up to the next falls. Since it was already getting late (the sun sets around 5:00 or 5:30) we headed back. There was a note on our door from a couple we had met in Monteverde, suggesting we meet up for drinks.

Montezuma Waterfall

This and two beaches on either side was the town of Montezuma!

After heading into town (which was very, very tiny!) and doing some shopping we headed over to the nicest hotel in Montezuma to meet the other honeymooners for drinks. From there we went to a great restaurant on the beach where we had an awesome dinner of octopus, ceviche, filet mignon, and other unique seafood dishes. We decided to meet up again with the other couple to go up the waterfalls the next morning – and this time try and find the other pools and the falls you can jump from.

Montezuma Waterfall

Did you expect anything less from me?

We got to the first falls very easily with the trail this time, but continued past to try and get to the next falls. Not too far in, the trail seemed to end, and several people were coming back telling us it was a lost cause. Luckily, Paolo had Jake to explore with, so Brenna and I waited while they continued on to see if it was possible. They came back about ten minutes later telling us the trail picks back up, it was just a little difficult or scaling trees and cliffs of doom in the meantime to get to it. We decided to try, and made our way there. The trail ended at the pool of the first falls, which dropped into the second falls (the one to jump from!) and that pool let out into the first falls we had visited the day before. It was absolutely awesome and the water was warm and perfect after the less than ideal hike to get to it. We had the pool and the rope swing to ourselves for a bit, before a tico showed up and showed the boys where to jump from. After watching him, it wasn’t but about 30 seconds before Paolo made the leap – literally standing and jumping through the actual waterfall. People started showing up in droves now…so we headed back down to the other falls and to get some lunch.

That afternoon we decided to hit the beach and found a stray dog to hang out and play with. He was very sweet though stubborn; if you refused to throw his stick he would start digging holes all around you in the sand. He has been doing this for a while before realizing what he had found in Paolo – who could not refuse.
The next morning we got up early and packed up our stuff for our final destination – Samara.

Montezuma Hammock

Okay Samara lets see you top this. (Paolo in hammock)

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