a few really long drives and didn’t fancy yet another one. So we decided to stay put and chance our luck that the campsite would have some more pitches available from tomorrow onwards.

We headed down the rangers hut first thing to see if they had anymore available pitches, as the one we were on had been reserved from today onwards. We were given a list of new ones that were available and told to go and check them out and decide which we wanted. Thankfully the pitch we picked was available for the next 2 days - perfect! The pitch was huge and you could have fit at least 4 tents on it and it had the added bonus that the previous occupants had left loads of firewood - result!

After our move we headed off to the visitors centre which was about a 10 minute drive away, even thought it

was still part of the small park. We took the laptop as the ranger had said that there was wifi near the centre and sure enough there was. We checked out a few things then headed off for a small walk in the forest.

After this we headed into Santa Cruz which was only a short drive away. Our first stop was at Borders bookshop where we picked up a couple of books on Central and South America, as we felt it was about time we started researching the next part of our trip. Only after buying the books did we realise that Lonely Planet's Shoestring guide to Central America doesn't include Mexico City - how annoying is that! We were already feeling like we were weighted down with guide books and didn't really think we would need to buy a separate book on Mexico City - but there you go!

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