Arenal Region Hot Springs

Today we got to go to a very nice hotel and swim in the hot springs. It was fun jumping from spring to spring getting warmer and warmer I couldn't go to the hottest spring at 126 degrees. It was still really fun we also got to eat dinner there we got pizza and nachos. We had enough of gyo pinto for breakfast lunch and dinner everyday.

New Hotel in the City!

We just made it to our next hotel that is in the city we got to walk around and be submerged in the culture. It has a beautiful view of the mountains and volcanoes. We fianlly have air conditioning which is amazing we spent the first hour there laying in the cool. It is also our tour guide, Victor, birthday we are surprising him with a cake and a big card from all of us. While we are here we get to go swim in the hot springs that are heated by the volcano ranging in heat. Excited!!!!

Learning about the turtles

After a very interesting and very educational video on the history of sea turtles and how they were killed by being placed on their backs for several hours just for their shell. Now so many people are interested in saving them and preventing animals from eating the eggs that are on land. We got to see their expeditions on saving the turtles and we got to learn about all the different types of turtles. This was a really cool experience and I learned a lot from it!

Turtle Reservation

Today we get to go to a Turtle reservation. We get on our boat and go for about an hour boat ride seeing all the nature surrounding us including a sloth. Exited to see all they do to protect the turtles.

Day at the pool

Today they gave us the evening off to relax in the hammocks and go swimming. That evening after dinner our tour guide Victor taught us some Costa Rican dancing. We learned to salsa and some other dancing. It was a lot of fun and we got to make new friends by dancing with them. (:

Early Morning Boat ride

This morning we woke up at 6 AM to go on a nature boat ride. It was early but so worth it. We got to see so many different animals like the jesus lizard, howler monkeys, toucans and so many more. It was so cool seeing all of these different animals that are not common back in Ohio. We also got to see a cayman that was swimming very close to our boat. Yes it was really early, but seeing all those cool animals was awesome!

The kids of torteguero

Spending the evening with those kids was really eye opening. It was an amazing experience and I loved bringing them school supplies and seeing their faces light up with excitement. Also getting to play soccer with them, until I realized I don't play soccer, then just playing games with the younger kids. Them teaching us their games in spanish and then us teaching them some english games. I learned so much for them how we take so much for granted that we don't need to make us happy.