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August 5, 2008
CRC2A - Costa Rica Day-by-Day
Posted by Nate at AAVE in : Costa Rica Clasica, General AAVE Trip BLOG , trackback
Hey Abbott, friends and family,
Day One - Despite some flight delays and cancellations, everything went really well for our first day. Five of our team arrived early, so we played games and told stories while we waited for the others. Unfortunately, we had one student unable to join us until Friday afternoon when we would return from the river. It was a bummer, but everyone else arrived without incident - excited and positive about their upcoming trip throughout Costa Rica! Everyone went to bed happy and looking forward to our first day on the river.
Day Two - We left early for our time on the Pacuare River. Our guides were there to greet us and brief us on safety and all the fun that awaited us. This being our first day on the river, we spent a lot of time learning to work as a team and how to safely go through rapids. Everyone was starving when we arrived at the lodge and happily ate the dinner prepared for us by the guides. The team played some games to get to know each other better and then went to sleep to have energy for the bigger rapids that awaited them the next day.
Day Three - Our two boats braved the class three and four rapids throughout the morning! When we came off the river, we ate dinner and started back for the bed and breakfast. This night was very fun as we met Colin! He is a great addition to the crew!
Day Four - We visited the volcano Arenal to enjoy the luxury of the resort and had fun with the pools and water slides at Los Lagos.
Day Five - In the morning, we had a rich breakfast in the hotel Los Lagos. Afterwards, we went to the La Fortuna waterfall. In the afternoon we went to the German bakery with our German guide Maxine! We each an exam at CPI and then met our new host families!
Day Six - We went to a Wildlife Reserve. The Reserve was very beautiful and interesting. Then we went to the school and prepared food for lunch. We had fun in the kitchen. We learned how to cook vegetables in Spanish. Later we had Spanish classes and went to get ice cream before we went to our families! All in all a great and successful start!
Loving the AAVE life, CRC2A!
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