Today started much like many others, full of rain. We were forced to extend our morning coffee time to wait for some lightening to stop. It was nice to simply sit around and share stories over a cup of great Costa Rican java.
Once the thunder and lightening lightened up we head out and across the street to Chilamate Escuela, a primary school, where our good friend, and former host, nine year old Lluvia attends. Lluvia is a delightful and goofy girl, we met during our time at the Chilamate Eco Lodge. The school has roughly 160 students, who attended classes in half day shifts. Many of the teacher teach one grande in the morning then another grade in the afternoon. The school recently added Art and Music classes and about a year ago added a computer lab. They hope to soon add a covered auditorium space for the kids to congregate when its raining or to hold community or school meetings.
We then headed back to the Eco lodge for another delicious meal.
In the afternoon, 4 brave souls set out for a canopy tour/zip lining adventure. By some small miracle the clouds parted and the rain stopped!! We were able to zip around without any issues from the weather. The course consisted of 13 cables with two lines being over 400 meters. After a quick safety lesson away we went! SUCH FUN!! Our guides were really energetic, funny and they made it look so easy. While we struggled ungracefully with each platform landing, they skillfully and seemingly without much effort simply hoped off. About half way through the course we found ourselves sharing the tree with a group of Howler Monkeys!! Our guide, Walter, was quick to remind us that when you get this close to monkeys, they pee on you. To be honest, that somewhat killed the vibe of seeing monkeys. So a quick photo and on to the next branch. (No one was peed on during the course of this tour)
The rain has not yet returned, and we have hopes for a rain free day............literally as I typed that, thunder rumbled in the distance. I spoke too soon.
Tomorrow we look forward to another school visit and a celebration dinner with all of the host families!
Once the thunder and lightening lightened up we head out and across the street to Chilamate Escuela, a primary school, where our good friend, and former host, nine year old Lluvia attends. Lluvia is a delightful and goofy girl, we met during our time at the Chilamate Eco Lodge. The school has roughly 160 students, who attended classes in half day shifts. Many of the teacher teach one grande in the morning then another grade in the afternoon. The school recently added Art and Music classes and about a year ago added a computer lab. They hope to soon add a covered auditorium space for the kids to congregate when its raining or to hold community or school meetings.We then headed back to the Eco lodge for another delicious meal.
The rain has not yet returned, and we have hopes for a rain free day............literally as I typed that, thunder rumbled in the distance. I spoke too soon.
Tomorrow we look forward to another school visit and a celebration dinner with all of the host families!
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