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Travel Blogs from Tortuguero
Crazy Adventures
... We had some student more become victim to this. But after about 5-10 mins the gardner caught the bird and we released it back outside. It made for an exciting morning with the students.
The week of Thanksgiving went by fast. We had a short week because of the holiday. At school we had a Thanksgiving lunch where we had a typical Thanksgiving meal and the parents could come in and eat with the students. On Thanksgiving some of the teachers got together for a potluck ...
A Wildlife Day
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To add to the exhilaration of this early morning viewing it began to pour down rain. This might seem like a real downer for the trip, but the provided ponchos were very sturdy and warm and no one really got wet. What a morning treat. We walked to the town before lunch to do some sightseeing. The town is 100% supported by tourism. There is basically one line of shops, from souvenir to sodas (convenience shops), available ...
I dream of The Turtle Place
... 8230;.I never wanted that meal to end.
We left Tortuguero rejuvenated and brainstorming how we could move to an island sometime soon. After 8 hours of boat-bus-bus-bus-bus-taxi, we arrived in Alajuela near San Jose, to prepare for Adam’s flight home the following morning, and mine the day after. We have loved every minute of our time in Costa Rica, but know that it’s time to go home. After 3 months here I feel ready to return to ...
It's wet in the Rain Forest
... to take small vans to the tram boarding station. We had a small nature walk prior to boarding the tram in which we saw a three toed sloth. She was hanging around high above the walkway to the tram boarding area. Our tram took us into the levels of the rain forest. We moved by many trees, ferns, and streams. At times the leaves of the trees actually brushed us. We saw many butterflies on the ride up. We were on the tram for a full round trip ...
Tortuguero
... Wij hadden een klein groepje maar er waren ook megagroepen die weer veel lawaai maakten en erg brutaal waren. Zelf zo erg dat een van de schildpadden rechtsomkeerd maakte en zo de zee weer in ging. Dit tot groot verdriet van de kinderen die zich erg zorgen maakten over het beest en dat er nu geen eieren gelegd konden worden. Natuurlijk worden de schildpadden ook in de natuur wel vaker verstoord maar dit geeft een naar gevoel. De schildpadden hebben ongveer twee honderd eieren ...