2/14 Post

Buenos Dias!  On the 14th we split in to three groups and each group participated in different activities.  Here are the students' blog posts below!

Matthew y Alexandra - Zip-line
Hey Everyone!  Today started off with a delicious breakfast of pancakes, bacon, and fresh fruit.  After that we got our bags and separated into three groups.  The three groups were zip-lining, creek hiking, and horseback riding.  On the zip-line, we went on six zip-lines deep into the Costa Rican jungle.  We had a very cool tour guide named Eduardo.  On one of the lines we traveled up to the speed of 50MPH.  Then we had lunch!  For lunch we had cheese and bean empanadas with salad and veggies.  Then we picked up the group that went horseback riding and went to Puerto Jimenez to get some delicious ice cream from the supermarket.  After that we met the other groups at the lodge and spent the rest of the day swimming and playing games.  We are about to have BBQ chicken and potatoes.  It smells amazing!  All is good here!  We are having an absolute ball!!  Peace out!! XOXO M y A

PS Feliz Dia San Valentine <3

Elliot (esta) y CeCe (mama bird) - Creek Hike

Como esta!  The bus ride to the creek walk was very bumpy!! It was only about a 20 minute ride.  Just as we pulled up we saw sloths!!  They were awesome!!  We walked for 5 minutes until we got to the creek.  Once we arrived at the creek the fresh, clean water was chilly.  After a short walk we came to our first stop.  It was a waterfall!  We all jumped off a bunch of times.  Once we were finished, we continued up the creek.  After we left we stumbled upon a giant leaf cutter anthill.  It was huge!!  Around five minutes later Jordan, our guide, heard a poisonous dart frog.  It was very cool.  The frog was the first of eight frogs found!  Captain Morgan said that was a new record!  Soon after we were done observing the frogs, we went onto a second waterfall.  When new were there we jumped off of the ledge into  a very deep pool of water.  Thank  goodness for Jordan or all of us would have fallen from the ledge countless times.  Once we were done with that, we headed back to a restaurant and had the greatest quesadilla ever!!  On our way back we had another bumpy ride to the lodge.  We made a bat house when we got to the lodge and drank from coconuts.  I hope you are all enjoying the snow at home!  XOXO CeCe and Elliot

Claire E y Caroline - Horseback Riding

Hola!  Today Mr Earls' and Mrs Mussman's group went horseback riding.  We started out with getting on the bus at 8AM.  The ride to the ranch was bumpy but fun!  Once we got there we picked out our horses and went over the rules.  We went on a wooded path at first and walked through some creeks.  We finally got to the end and there was a beautiful view.  We went back down the trail and had a wonderful lunch!  We had rice with iguana, French fries, chips, and salad.  We played soccer, swam in the pool, and hung in hammocks.  We went into the town and got some ice cream.  We had a wonderful day! Hasta Luego!