The life of a teacher is always GO,GO,GO so it was nice to be able to go, go, go SLOW for a week!
The trip started off with a 23 hours/2day bus ride. I don't recommend it, especially in a 3rd world country where roads are unrelyable (at best) with pointless border patrols (one delayed our trip by 3 hours)were I never had a bag checked....because I'm white. One of the memories that sticks out to me from our travels is one of the hotels we stayed in before reaching our final destination. The Galileo.....with brighly colored walls and decorations that ranged from tennis shoes hanging from light fixtures to nudity drawn on the walls. I knew I was out of my comfort zone when I saw a sign that said, "Marijuana is prohibited, but we'll hold your drugs until your departure." But we had a private room, so I felt as safe as I could. 
Despite the lengthy travels....it was worth it when we reached paradise! Simply wonderful! The first day in Puerto Viejo we jumped into our suits and headed down to the
beach called "Punta Uva" we played frisbee and just relaxed. This picture is taken at dusk.
beach called "Punta Uva" we played frisbee and just relaxed. This picture is taken at dusk.
The next day we woke up and went to a "Jaguar" rescue center (where wasn't a Jaguar there) we were able to see a variety of indigenous snakes, sloths, howler monkey, Margay (sp?) its in the cheetah family. It is the only animal that can turn its paws completely around so it can run down a tree just as fast and it can run up a tree.
The next couple of days were spent roaming from beach to beach. One day we rented bikes and rode out 7 km to a really nice beach. We snorkeled and saw vibrant, colorful fish. This was the day I got fried! NO BUENO!!! The sun is a tad bit more powerful than in the states and even Honduras. I had a lot of fun regardless...probably the funnest day of the entire trip. Not that we did anything super extravagant it was just so refreshing to be surrounded by the beautiful beach, trees, fish and fresh air!Oh and the food that night was uh maz ing! Rice and beans with King Crab. The waitress lured us in with "Its the best Rice and Beans you'll have"...she was right!
The next couple of days were spent roaming from beach to beach. One day we rented bikes and rode out 7 km to a really nice beach. We snorkeled and saw vibrant, colorful fish. This was the day I got fried! NO BUENO!!! The sun is a tad bit more powerful than in the states and even Honduras. I had a lot of fun regardless...probably the funnest day of the entire trip. Not that we did anything super extravagant it was just so refreshing to be surrounded by the beautiful beach, trees, fish and fresh air!Oh and the food that night was uh maz ing! Rice and beans with King Crab. The waitress lured us in with "Its the best Rice and Beans you'll have"...she was right!
We also went to a National Park where we were able to see soooo many animals.
One the last day we went ziplining through th rain forest. This was a 1st for me, so I was especially excited.(This picture was totally Dan's idea!)
