It seems that Costa Rica is going through some rough times at the moment. Much of the country uses hydroelectric energy which is generated by Lake Arenal, a beautiful body of water that is popular with windsurfers, and which is nestled at the base of an active volcano. Now, at the tail end of the dry season, there is not enough water in the lake to generate a sufficient amount of electricity to power the country. Therefore, we have had blackouts, both scheduled and unscheduled. Last night during an unscheduled blackout, we had little choice but to be entertained by all of the bugs that were attracted to our computer screen (which was running on battery power)!
