Blog Number 9

Blog Number 9

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                Bright and early once again!  We’re leaving the beautiful eco-lodge today at 6am!  We’re seeing Arenal and then heading off to Rincon de la Vieja national park.  Once we got to the park, we discovered we were going on a beautiful nature hike!  Our goal for the day was to see a sloth!  We put on our bugspray, left poor, injured Brianna behind, and set off into the forest!  We were able to experience something very unique and rare upon entering the forest.  We got to see a troupe of spider monkeys!  They practically followed us 15 minutes into the hike.! It was really fun to try and take pictures of them because they only travel on the canopy of the forest.  Javier said that he has never seen that many spide monkeys on this tour in the forest and he has been doing it for 20 years!  We also got to hike through some different terrain.  As we were walking along the trail we got to see a horse and a mule grazing next to us.  We knew they were tame because their manes were cut and their front feet were tied together so they couldn’t run away or attack visitors.  We also saw many steaming mud pits!  The mud was so hot it was boiling and splashing all over the place!!  After we left the park, we headed to our next hotel, which was another eco lodge.  Upon arrival, we checked in, unpacked our stuff, and did some yoga!  This was a really fun part of the day because it was the first time I had worked out since we began this trip.  I knew my abs and hip flexors were gonna hurt later from that!  I also managed to pull something in the back of my upper leg.  I never really figured out what it was, but it really freakin hurt!  We finished the evening with a lovely meal, and then some of us hung out at the bar and then went to bed!