Day Six

8/3/12

And I thought yesterday was all about the sea. Today we were picked up at 7 am, bright and early, for a cruise to Tortuga Island. Our driver took us to Puntarenas where we ate a typical delicious Costa Rican breakfast. Then, we boarded the Manta Raya and set sail for Tortuga Island. The staff pampered us with fresh tropical fruit and in about an hour, we had navigated through the 23 islands of the Pacific Coast (17 of which are inhabited) and made it to the gorgeous Tortuga Island. After setting up camp, we took a shuttle boat to a smaller island to snorkel. We saw tons of fish! Then we had a fantastic lunch and went on a banana boat ride. Our group fell off enough times to learn the importance of problem-solving in teamwork. Then we had time to relax on the white sand beach and swim in the bright turquoise waters. When we came back to Puntarenas, we asked our driver to stop in town so we could have pizza for dinner. Although Costa Rican food is great, we were all craving food from our homeland. We will sleep very well tonight.