Today was our eighth day in Costa Rica, and we woke up
around 6:20 a.m. to pack and get ready for breakfast at 7 a.m. Our breakfast was eggs with ham and onions, pineapples and fresh bread. Parting from
Las Tortugas was a bittersweet feeling for our group; although we were leaving
the beautiful Caribbean coast and the Leatherback turtles, getting a change of
scenery was exciting. We loaded our bags onto the boat at 7:30 a.m. and headed
to our bus for our next adventure. On the boat ride, we saw Howler monkeys and
Kingfishers.
We arrived at the bus, created a human chain to unload and reload our luggage, and headed to Arenal. Once we settled in, a lot of people did micro-teaches (miniature lessons about Costa Rican topics). Afterwards, we did the turtle research bullet point activity and proceeded through the city to river rafting. Arriving at the rafting site, we met our tour guide, Walter, at our bus and walked to a picnic table to enjoy a homemade lunch. We made tacos with a variety of toppings and then the majority of our group went white water rafting for about two hours.
Upon return, our group loaded into the bus again and headed to Arenal. We arrived at Los Lagos Hotel Spa & Resort and ate our first American dinner of the trip in the hotel restaurant. After settling in to our rooms, we were free to explore for the rest of the night. A group of us went to the hot springs at the resort. Much to our surprise, it was not a natural hot spring, but rather a very large jacuzzi. We relaxed in the warmed water and laughed the night away before retiring for the night. Good night Arenal!
We arrived at the bus, created a human chain to unload and reload our luggage, and headed to Arenal. Once we settled in, a lot of people did micro-teaches (miniature lessons about Costa Rican topics). Afterwards, we did the turtle research bullet point activity and proceeded through the city to river rafting. Arriving at the rafting site, we met our tour guide, Walter, at our bus and walked to a picnic table to enjoy a homemade lunch. We made tacos with a variety of toppings and then the majority of our group went white water rafting for about two hours.
Upon return, our group loaded into the bus again and headed to Arenal. We arrived at Los Lagos Hotel Spa & Resort and ate our first American dinner of the trip in the hotel restaurant. After settling in to our rooms, we were free to explore for the rest of the night. A group of us went to the hot springs at the resort. Much to our surprise, it was not a natural hot spring, but rather a very large jacuzzi. We relaxed in the warmed water and laughed the night away before retiring for the night. Good night Arenal!
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