Today, the students chose to wake up super early (5:30am) so that we could spot a quetzal! I let them vote what time we went out to seek the resplendent quetzal & all but one chose to get up early! I was proud of them for realizing you're only here once (& sleeping on the bus would be fine!) The best part - we spotted two quetzals, a female & then the male, almost immediately! It was very exciting to be a part of the bird watching frenzy & actually get to see them in their natural habitat! (Side note: I have spent 3 months in this country and this is my 6th trip, but my FIRST time seeing a quetzal!!)
Our mountain cabin is beautiful & the food is delicious. After breakfsst, we headed for the coast, and the heat is on now! It's hot & sunny here in the south Pacific. We left our bus this afternoon & traded it in for a boat! The boat ride was a little over an hour. We started on a river, went through these amazing mangroves, & wound up in wide open ocean! It was awesome. We are in beach cabins now, & will be here until Mon morning. Everyone got to play & swim on the beach this afternoon. The group is doing really well as a unit - they are so well-mannered - everyone has been quite impressed with our WL kids!
They voted and I was so impressed with their putting experiences before sleep and comfort!
Stopped for lunch & had authentic Costan Rican food, cafeteria style. Also found a place to do a little 'futbol' after lunch!
Macaw spotting became so common, my dad began calling them "Macrows"
Mr. V getting into the birding action. Stopped on the side of road to catch a better glimpse at the King Vulture.
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