Hello everybody! Today's blog post is brought to you by Jordan and Meredith Hedtke. We started off today extremely early at 5:30 am with tired yet excited faces. This morning we woke up to a surprise for breakfast...PANCAKES!!! YAY!! After breakfast we piled into vans and drove to Rincon de la Vieja National Park. We went on a tiring (but totally worth it) hike that lasted around five hours total. Halfway through the hike we got to take two refreshing breaks. First at the hot springs which smelt like huevos (eggs... for you non speaking spaniards). We eventually got past the smell and enjoyed an unforgettable experience. The water was super warm and pretty in color (great for those insta pics). Our second stop was the waterfall. In contrast to the hot springs, this water smelt sooooooo much better and was wayyyyy colder. First time ever being cold on the trip so far. Even though we had many falls on the rocks in the water, everyone survived and agreed it was one of the best activities so far. Throughout our hike we saw MONKEYS. More specifically, spider monkeys and howler monkeys. They're sooooo cute except for the part where they threw their feces at people. We had a fun time trying to get the monkeys to howl at us.
The second part of the afternoon consisted of our science research experiments. We had lots of fun working on our projects, especially for one student. Tara unfortunatly got stuck in the quick sand-like mud. The longer you stayed in the mud the further you sank in the river... she learned that the hard way. Everyone agreed their experiments are coming along well.
The last part of today we went to a cooking class! We all helped prepare one of the best meals so far. Throughout cooking, we got a couple of spanish lessons here and there since she didn't speak any english. Let's just say there were a lot of hand gestures. We made chicken, tortillas, cheese, plantains, veggies, and salad. The food was amazing and at the end we had a little dance party.
Overall, today consisted of a lot of walking and we are all going to sleep very well tonight!
PURA VIDA!!
Meredith and Jordan
Sounds like an amazing hike, not like the quiet woods in Minnesota! Can't wait to hear how Tara got out of the quicksand ;)
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