¡¡¡¡BREAKFAST!!!! Today we went a little more American and had pancakes with cacao nibs, sausage, eggs, yogurt with fruit, and juice. Safe to say this has been our favorite breakfast, except for the fact that there was no toast. After our meal, we went to the "classroom" and started our science projects. It was a little frustrating and crazy because everyone was doing different stuff at the same time in a small "lab" with limited equipment. Once we were all set up we earned our lunch of hot ham and cheese sandwiches and an assortment of chips :). After lunch, we headed off to Sensoria (Land of the Senses), a primary rainforest with hot springs and blue waterfalls. The "ride" to Sensoria was interesting to say the least. The roads were extremely bumpy and some people even rode on the back of pickup trucks - thankfully everyone survived. The rough ride was definitely worth it. Once we arrived at Sensoria, we hiked through the BEAUTIFUL primary forest (a forest that has never been cut down). The difference between the secondary forest area that we are staying in and the forest at Sensoria was incredible. The trees at Sensoria were so much larger and the brush was so much denser. It looked like we were walking through Jurassic Park. After a 45 minute hike, we arrived at the most breathtaking waterfall we had ever seen. The water was indescribably blue and we were fortunate enough to get the chance to swim in it. Austin even pulled a Tarzan move and swung from a vine. Unfortunately, the rest of us didn't get a chance to try it as Pablo didn't seem too happy about it :(. After we reluctantly left the water, we hiked to another infinity pool type spring. This one didn't have as blue of water, but it was still crystal clear until we made it muddy. Rather than trekking to the next spring in wet clothes, most of us just hiked in our swimsuits - who thought we'd ever be walking through the rainforest half naked? When we finally reached the real hot spring, everyone rejoiced and jumped in. After 40 minutes of relaxing and being massaged by a waterfall, we retreated to the main lodge for some cookies and juice. Then we had more cookies that Anna had packed for us on the way home. Some people had the opportunity to see parrots and wasp nests. Once we got back to Finca La Anita, some of us went to the pulperia while others crashed in their cabins before dinner. ¡¡¡¡DINNER!!! And font change!!!! For dinner we had exelente fish with a cilantro-garlic (fancy) pesto along with potatos, carrots, broccoli, and salad. AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PART DESSERT!!!!!!!! We had budin, a bread pudding with caramel drizzles and cacao nibs MMMMM YUMMM. But work was not done after dinner! For the next 2 hours, we slaved over our ant projects. Some were groups were smart and finished early, cough Jackie and co. cough, but others were lost in the jungle in the pitch black dark (don't worry we're alive). Now it's time for bed so that we can dream about breakfast like Alyssa. Katherine hopes we have bread tomorrow :).
¡¡¡Pura Vida!!!!
Alyssa, Katherine, and Maddie :)
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