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Arenal and last week in San Jose!
... move unless you move the rope in the right way, so we all survived. The guides were enjoying our terror a little too much! They were definitely all laughing at us. And the horse ride wasn't your casual stroll through the mountains. After introducing us to all of the horses our guide said 'estamos listos' and we all said that we were and then our guide yelled 'YAH' and our horses took off into a canter! It was very exciting to be sprinting up a mountain on a horse! At the end ...
La Paz Waterfall Gardens/Peace Lodge, Costa Rica
... the quake knocked down some houses and landslides blocked several roads. "So far, we don't have victims," she said. "People were really scared ... We have had moderate quakes but an earthquake (this strong) hadn't happened in ... years." In the coastal town of Nosara, roughly 20 miles (30 kilometers) southwest of the epicenter, trees shook violently and light posts swayed. Roads cracked and power lines fell. In the last four decades, the region has been ...
Rice and beans, rice and beans, rice and beans.
... a trip to a nearby active volcano, Volcan Poas. We might also venture into San Jose, the capital, but from what I saw on our epic pilgrimage, not sure it's going to be too awe inspiring.. Wrote some postcards today, but not sure when I'm going to get a chance to buy stamps (not that I even know where to buy them from..), so I may well be home before the cards! I'll be home 4 weeks today- where is time ...
Day 2: Accidental craft cooperative.
Today I had my induction. I got rained on by a tropical storm, realised my host mum is superwoman and ate a cinnamon bun the size of my head. I got picked up at 9.30 by a woman who showed me how to get on a bus, and showed me around Heredia. That is where I discovered the head sized cinnamon bun. It was huge. It was maybe as big as a regular sized birthday cake. It was amazing, and I will ...
Rafting the Pacurae!
... raft, if we hadn't we probably would have fallen out. Then we started to approach a class IV rapid and Jonder told us that it was a difficult one and to pay close attention to him. A couple boats went through and then it was our turn, this rapid was big, so started going and made it half way through and then he yelled get down and then back up and before we new it we had made it through and were yelling 'Pura Vida!' But one of the other boats behind us wasn't as ...
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