Photos from Sunday

Today we woke up early and drove 2.5 hours to the Sarapiqui River for our white water rafting adventure. It has been a fantastic day - the kids had loads of fun on the rafts and everyone is in high spirits. Or as they say here in Costa Rica, everything is "Pura Vida!"

Here are some photos from the bus ride. It rained all morning - apparently Costa Rica has been getting some unusually wet weather this year. Our guide was blaming the wet weather on the after effects of all the storms we have been getting up north... Despite the rain the scenery was still beautiful:

We stopped at a little stand at the side of the road where our guide bought us some fresh palm fruits called "pejibajes" - nearly all the students tried this unique tropical food and many ended up liking it quite a bit:

Next came the rafting trip, which was great fun for everyone. Unfortunately I don't have any photos since my camera isn't waterproof. You'll just have to wait until we return to hear the details...

Here are some photos from the lunch we had after the rafting. It was a typical Costa Rican meal of rice, beans, meat, vegetables, and plantains. A number of our students liked it so much they went up for seconds!

Here we are looking at the photos taken by the rafting company. We decided not to buy them because they were too expensive but we still enjoyed them briefly:

Back on the bus, everyone is Pura Vida!

Next up we will be having dinner at a lovely restaurant up in the mountains followed by a folklore show. Our guide encouraged the group to dress up a bit for the evening:

That's all for now! Tomorrow we visit a dairy farm in the morning and then hike to a volcano in the afternoon before driving off to the Arenal region for the next leg of our journey. This has been a truly fantastic trip so far!