Nearing the end of our first day with just a few minutes to check in with all of you. The day has been long and we are all tired. Marc made our flight, thanks to nothing short of a driving miracle on the part of his parents.
We all arrived at about noon to stand in the longest, hottest, most humid customs line ever. A lot of sweat and a fair few minutes later we were on the bus with the other group we are traveling with. They are a group of 25 girls and 4 adults from Rhode Island and everyone seems to be getting along very well.
A short bus ride later and we arrived at our hotel where we settled in, took a dip in the pool, napped, drank a lot of water and generally tried to make ourselves feel human again. Later this afternoon we walked down to a local supermarket to try some Tico food. We sampled Pineapple and Coconut juices, fruit punch, fresh fruits, plantain chips, yucca chips, local tortilla chips, pejibaye (a tasty starchy fruit), chocolate covered coffee beans and more.
We enjoyed sharing our snacks while Jessica gave us a nice introduction to San Jose facts. Since, the students took on the mission of photographing tropical plants around the gardens that we are going to identify very soon. We have dinner at 8pm (10 pm at home), a presentation by Marc on Braulio Carillo National Park, a presentation by Rachel on banana plantations and a little time together to work on our journals.
Tomorrow will start very early at 5am and we will be on the road to Tortuguero before we know it. I'll try to get back with all of you tomorrow night, but Tortuguero is by far the most remote place we go and I am not certain the connection will be very fast. Hope you are all enjoying hearing from us.
All the best,
Judy
4 comments:
Hi Judy, (or should I say, Mrs. Sudomir):
This looks like a great adventure.
Keep up the posts, please--I will enjoy the heat and sunshine vicariously (our spring break is still a week away).
Pura Vida (isn't that the Costa Rican thing?)
xoxo
Ashley
Hi Mrs. Sudomir and Glenoak Ticos:
Thanks for the postings and photos. Glad to hear that Mark Case and passport arrived in Costa Rica with the group. Whew!
I'm sure that pool was a nice place to be after the long trip- hi Rachel!
Have a great trip today, and please keep us informed. BTW, you're missing rain and clouds in Canton, today.
Hi Mrs. S., Marc and the gang,
I showed my second grade students at Avondale your blog today and we looked up Costa Rica on the map. My budding biologists want to know if you've seen any poison dart frogs and if not, what is the "coolest" animal you've seen so far. We'll check in on you in the tech lab Thursday. Have fun!
Thought of you guys on the mountain climb and at the banana place. Can't wait to read the update. It snowed last night :-(
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