Today, our second day in Costa Rica, we woke up at 5:30 and could see the volcano from our beds with the smoke from the eruption filling the sky. We met Giovani, our guide, and went on an introductory wildlife walk around the the property. He pointed out different plant species, birds, and a three-toed sloth who was busy grazing on the leaves of a Cecrpia tree. Between 6 am and 8 am, we saw 23 species of birds. After breakfast at 9, we saw 5 different species of birds on the bird trail. We also saw an amazing bamboo tree 15 meters wide. This afternoon we will be visiting Arenal and El Silencio, an intact forest. The weather is pretty hot and humid and we're currently melting but morale is still high. We'll keep you posted ;) !
~~ Katherine, Kat, and Adriane
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