We woke up at Finca
La Anita for the last time at 7:30 for breakfast. Breakfast consisted of eggs,
fresh fruit, beans + rice, juice, yogurt, and toast with cacao nibs. We all had
to pack up our suitcases the night before or early that morning for our departure
to Horizontes. Shortly after we left, we stopped at the local women’s society
to get beautiful, unique, homemade bracelets and other jewelry. After we
purchased items for ourselves, family members, and friends, we embarked on our
three-hour journey to Horizontes. We played music, took a nap, watched Netflix,
and ate Chickys, a popular Costa Rican chocolate wafer candy. We traveled for
about an hour and forty-five minutes before arriving at a grocery store in
Liberia. After stocking up with an assortment of snacks, we continued our
journey to Horizontes. At about 12:30 we arrived.
Dinner was rice, beans, salad, a really good juice, and beef stroganoff. We settled in our rooms and hung out until it was eight p.m. At that time, we boarded the van and headed to the beach. The ride was filled with lots of classic songs like Don’t Stop Believin’, and Living on a Prayer. At the beach, we laid out our blankets and split into groups for turtle scanning. It took around 10 minutes to get to the north side of the beach and 15 to get the south side. We could only use red light to not disturb the turtles if seen. Sadly, to our disappointment, no turtles were spotted. However, the hermit crabs, warm breeze, and picking out the stars laying on our blankets made the trip worth-while. At 12:00 a.m. we returned to our humble abode to immediately crash into our respective beds. Almost all of us slept like rocks except the few that fell asleep at 3:00 a.m. Pura Vida!
After stepping out of the van, we were
greeted by an iguana. We then had a lunch of chicken with rice, salad, and pink
potato and beet salad. After the filling lunch, we had a quick break before
learning about the sea turtles that could’ve been on the beach. We then took a
short hike to look at and discuss the symbiosis of Acacia trees and the ants
living on them. It turns out, the ants live on the tree for food/shelter and the
tree gets protected by the ants. Shortly after, we saw two wild deer in the
forest. It wasn’t too long before we started to climb a lookout tower. Once we
were up there, we could see for miles on every side.
After getting down from the tower, we played an exciting
game of soccer with a couple of the locals. We played for about an hour, until
it was dinner time.Dinner was rice, beans, salad, a really good juice, and beef stroganoff. We settled in our rooms and hung out until it was eight p.m. At that time, we boarded the van and headed to the beach. The ride was filled with lots of classic songs like Don’t Stop Believin’, and Living on a Prayer. At the beach, we laid out our blankets and split into groups for turtle scanning. It took around 10 minutes to get to the north side of the beach and 15 to get the south side. We could only use red light to not disturb the turtles if seen. Sadly, to our disappointment, no turtles were spotted. However, the hermit crabs, warm breeze, and picking out the stars laying on our blankets made the trip worth-while. At 12:00 a.m. we returned to our humble abode to immediately crash into our respective beds. Almost all of us slept like rocks except the few that fell asleep at 3:00 a.m. Pura Vida!
From,
Luke, Caroline, and Caitlin
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