Day Three

7/31/12

Today, we began with a hearty Costa Rican breakfast buffet before we set off for our first adventure at volcano Arenal. With DeFazio Adventures, we took the sky tram gondola up the volcano and ziplined down over 1.7 miles! Unfortunately after the third platform of eight, it began to pour down rain. You would think we would’ve been prepared for rain in the rainforest, but we locked our rain ponchos in the main building while we were on the zipline. Everyone was freezing the whole way down. After we warmed up and put some dry clothes on, we ate lunch and swam in the series of hot springs at the hotel. Then, we were picked up for our official volcano tour. We had a personal tour guide that was helping me to practice my Spanish too! I learned that the Costa Ricans appreciate our efforts to speak their language too. We saw monkeys, parrots, birds, snakes, and a beautiful view at the Arenal volcano. It was great! Then, we had dinner and more hot springs! More fun to come tomorrow!