Book Synopsis
Shiloh Napier, author, journalist, poet and adventurer, has created a vivid, often spiritual, photo-journal of her solo trek through the mountains and beach towns of Costa Rica. Her in-the-moment philosophy and upbeat sense of humor brings every day of her experience to life as it's meant to be lived!
EXCERPTS:
.. "I even have a breathless brush with death as I take a tight curve and come face to face with an 18 wheeler’s grill swinging too wide into my face. So fortunate there is a shoulder lane at that very moment for me to dive into!
After 7 hours of constant twists and turns, experiencing the beauty of the land and the trauma of the road, I roll into La Fortuna, finding my hostel in the dark of night. I crawl into an upper bunk bed of the dorm, exhausted, without speaking to anyone. I’ll look things over after some precious rest.."
Arenal is a young volcano, 7,500 years old.
After being dormant for hundreds of years, it erupted in 1968,
destroying the small town of Tabacon