El Río
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This past Friday I did not have classes. I went to the Río in Londres. Londres is a small pueblo outside of Quepos. It took about an hour to get there, on one of the most bumpiest roads I´ve ever been on. It was a nice massage for my back and butt!
Once we got to the pueblo we went for a walk up the road to visit a local organic farm. The owners of the farm are German and are really nice. They grow all sorts of agriculture there, from coffee bean plants, to chiles, to aloe plants.... and many many more. We picked some oranges (i think they were like mandarian oranges) and some other fruit, gawaba (don´t know the spelling, sorry) and ate those right there at the farm. We also saw a man chopping away at some dead leaves on a banana tree.
After the farm we went to the río. The río was very refreshing. This is the rainy season, therefore the river was a little more active than it typically is during the summer. We saw a few groups who were white water rafting and it looked like fun, but we did not do any of that. We swam in a small section of the river and climbed the big rocks. It was wierd to be in such cool waters, since the ocean waters are so warm.
The only bad thing I have to say about the río is that I didn´t drink enough water. The following day I was so dehydrated that I had a headache all day. I spent most of it trying to sleep it off. It´s important to drink as much water as possible, since you sweat most of out of your system! I can´t tell you how many times I change my clothes a day because of the sweat. Yeah... gross, I know... so I´ll stop telling about it now!
Sunday I spent the day at the beach and got my first real sunburn. I forgot to reapply sunblock during the day. I was spending so much time in the water, since the waves were not too bad, that I forgot to reapply when I got out. I know, very bad. The sun burn is not too bad, and I am sure by tomorrow it will be all gone. I made sure to stay in the shade today and I didn´t go out into the water.
Today I started my classes again, but with a different teacher and in the afternoon, instead of in the morning. I am still getting up early, mostly thanks to the rooster (fyi... roosters crow at specific times during the day... typically at 4 a.m., 11 a.m., and 9 p.m..... and another too but I forgot the time). I went to the beach to study and talk with some of the locals. My class in the afternoon went by really quick. I can´t believe that I will leave Quepos in 5 days! This trip has gone by so fast!
Once we got to the pueblo we went for a walk up the road to visit a local organic farm. The owners of the farm are German and are really nice. They grow all sorts of agriculture there, from coffee bean plants, to chiles, to aloe plants.... and many many more. We picked some oranges (i think they were like mandarian oranges) and some other fruit, gawaba (don´t know the spelling, sorry) and ate those right there at the farm. We also saw a man chopping away at some dead leaves on a banana tree.
After the farm we went to the río. The río was very refreshing. This is the rainy season, therefore the river was a little more active than it typically is during the summer. We saw a few groups who were white water rafting and it looked like fun, but we did not do any of that. We swam in a small section of the river and climbed the big rocks. It was wierd to be in such cool waters, since the ocean waters are so warm.
The only bad thing I have to say about the río is that I didn´t drink enough water. The following day I was so dehydrated that I had a headache all day. I spent most of it trying to sleep it off. It´s important to drink as much water as possible, since you sweat most of out of your system! I can´t tell you how many times I change my clothes a day because of the sweat. Yeah... gross, I know... so I´ll stop telling about it now!
Sunday I spent the day at the beach and got my first real sunburn. I forgot to reapply sunblock during the day. I was spending so much time in the water, since the waves were not too bad, that I forgot to reapply when I got out. I know, very bad. The sun burn is not too bad, and I am sure by tomorrow it will be all gone. I made sure to stay in the shade today and I didn´t go out into the water.
Today I started my classes again, but with a different teacher and in the afternoon, instead of in the morning. I am still getting up early, mostly thanks to the rooster (fyi... roosters crow at specific times during the day... typically at 4 a.m., 11 a.m., and 9 p.m..... and another too but I forgot the time). I went to the beach to study and talk with some of the locals. My class in the afternoon went by really quick. I can´t believe that I will leave Quepos in 5 days! This trip has gone by so fast!
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