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Friday, December 28, 2012
Today was an awesome day enjoying the wildlife and outdoors of Costa Rica. In the morning, we departed from our hotel and traveled to the Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge. On the way there, there was a road out on the original path that we were supposed to travel so we had to go all the way back to the hotel and take a different path. This added another hour to our trip to the refuge. On our way we stopped at an iguana reserve where there was an abundance of protected iguanas. When we arrived at the refuge we took a boat tour through the jungle. We saw all different kinds of wildlife that we have never seen in their natural habitat before. We saw two different kinds of monkeys, lizards, alligators, and a lot of different birds. We also saw several kinds of fish, but the water was muddy so it was hard to see them. On the boat a lot of the guys were scared of the alligators and when we would get close to the trees and the shore they would worry about spiders and snakes coming onto the boat. The weather while we were on the boat was very pleasant and it was very sunny at times. After the boat trip, we had lunch at a small restaurant where we had our bus parked. They served us chicken paella, potatoes, vegetables, and beans. We came back to the hotel after lunch and some of us took a short nap before we left again for the Baldi Hot Springs. Everyone agreed that the hot springs were one of the best things that we have done so far in Costa Rica. We ate a buffet style dinner at the springs and everyone had a large portion of food before we started relaxing in the pools. They had 35 different pools and 3 water slides. Everyone had a blast on the water slides and some guys were scared because they were so big and fast. While we were there it was raining the whole time, but it didn't get in the way of us having a night full of fun. It actually made it more enjoyable because it was a way to cool down after being in the springs. When we got tired of relaxing in the hot springs and taking in the scenery we dried off and waited for our bus to arrive. While we were waiting for our bus we got to enjoy some music and watch Coach Hickman show off his dance moves. Overall today was a great day outdoors and we all got to enjoy some sun while it was out.
Kerry Reider
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