Friday, July 16, 2010

el norte

It was an adventure filled week as Sarah and I traveled north to visit Alan, Maddy, JoAnna, Rachel, and Davita. We missed Jamie who was out and about with her host family, but enjoyed unexpected time with Carlie who was visiting Guyabo from San Jose.

We had a beautiful drive through the Rincon de la Vieja national park with Alan, Maddy, and Carlie, and then took a horseback ride to some waterfalls. We swam in the falls, saw butterflies, including a Morpho, and Maddy and Alan found the biggest spider yet! Later we spent the evening swimming and cavorting with the host siblings in the hot spring pools of a near by hotel. A great day in all!

We dropped down to Venecia in the the San Carlos province where we celebrated the birthdays of JoAnna and her host sister with a lunch party and a trip to the caves at Venado. We were kitted out with rubber boots, hard hats, and flashlights before entering the narrow, wet, twisty darkness of the cave. There were all kinds of ave dwellers, bats, spiders, and huge strange crickets, but we all survived unscathed. It was pretty great to hear the happy birthday song reverberating through the cavern.

1 comment:

  1. Pura Vida Sarah! Thanks for the updates. What a joy to hear about all of your adventures. May the overnight go well for y'all. Hugs, Jane

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