We all woke up this morning to mist, but with a nice warm breeze and headed down to a breakfast buffet. Lynnaya and Jean went out exploring and encountered a field with cows and horses. A group of approximately 30 horses walked only 2 feet away from us, while being hearded down the road. So cute!
Afterwards we hopped on the bus for a 3 1/2 hour ride with various stops. Thankfully our driver was very skilled because the gravel roads had sharp turns and were very narrow. Outside our windows we could see Las Pampas (sort of like an African savannah with more trees). Colorful houses, cows and horses and stray dogs that wander around but are taken care of by the towns people.
For lunch we went to El Heliconia ranch. The wor heliconia is a beauty flower related to the bird of paradise. We saw traditional dances by 2 fourth grade boys, 2 senior girls and a few other locals. They wore beautiful dresses and we joined in with them afterwards.
Next we drove through pastures covered with clouds.
We stopped in Santa Elena to buy gifts and souvenirs. We went unto a supermarket and bought unique snacks.
Then we arrived at our Monteverde hotel, El Establo. There are such beautiful views of the mountains. We explored and rested. We saw a capybara. The sunset at 5:45 was so pretty.
Lastly, we went to dinner at a local house that the family opened up for us. We ate delicious rice and chicken, and homemade tortillas and for Rachel's bday (as well as for others later this week) we ate cake! Buenas noches!
-Lynnaya, Maddie, Morgan and Jean
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