The weekend

What and awesome past couple of days! Friday I had a Spanish 'midterm' which I did much better on than I thought I would. The rest of Friday was really relaxing thank goodness. My roommate and I just stayed in and did homework. Saturday we had to be at the school by 7 to leave for Poas, a volcano which harbors one of the world's larges crators almost a mile wide in diamiter with a perfect blue lagoon in the center. The sumit is located in a "cloud forest" however, and so we only caught tiny glimpses of the mountain before it was covered by clouds again. Very interesting. The air was so thin there hiking to the top was anything but easy, and in reality it really wasn't a long walk. We also visited a coffee plantation, the mountains are covered with them. I learned that the colder climate is good for the coffee because it requires more energy to grow, making the bean and the flavor much stronger. After the hike, and this was the best part, we took a zipline canopy tour. The first one was a little scary but after that it was just go go go, and so beautiful. I tried to get some good pictures but they wouldn't let me hold my camera during. The last and longest cable was over 600 feet, you travel at about 45mph through holes in the caonopy. Unreal. :)

Sunday was even more amazing. we left early again and first stoped at aa 300ft waterfall. After visiting the viewpoint we took the long hike down and jumped in. The water was freezing and the current really strong but it was unbelievable. A few of us just floated our way down the rocks to calmer water, very fun. Afterward we visited our second volcano Arenal, a perfect cone just off city limits that is constantly active. We were told it was very quiet that day but we could still see the steam coming out of it. Then Baldi, a resort built around a cluster of natural hot springs. Dad, the soulduc looks like a kiddy pool. There were three huge water slides, one that shot you strait out into a pool and really messed up my back. But it was a blast! At the top of the resort was a huge steaming hot waterfall and various trails you could take through their jungle-like gardens. It was amazing. Definitely a place I'll revisit when I'm rich and famous.

The weekend flew by. and it's already Tuesday! Tomorrow's a holiday, recognizing when the province guenacasta became part of Costa Rica (previously Nicaraguen). So no school, girls night tonight, and hopefully dancing! :) More later, and I am just as frustrated as you with this picture ordeal. I'll upload them to facebook and post the link here later.
Much easier.

Pura Vida :)