Tortuguero to Arenal
This was a pretty long travel day for us, but it still involved some pretty fun activities. We started off our tour by saying farewell to our beautiful hotel in Tortuguero. Then, we took the same boat ride back to the bus pick up (about 1.5 hours). Again, the sites were absolutely stunning. Some kids caught up on sleep, others read their books, others continued to be mesmerized by the beautiful canopy looming above. We even got to see another monkey.
When we got back to the bus, we were greeted by a happy Chiri (our driver) and went on our way. The previous day, Eddy told us that when we were to arrive in the San Carlos/Arenal are, that nothing was on the itinerary. He asked how we wanted to spend our time and I asked him about the possibility of a cooking class or something along those lines. No surprises, Eddy knew exactly who to call to get it done. So, after being picked up in Tortuguero, we drove straight through to Don Juan's Organic Farm.
Don Juan's Organic Farm
This place is awesome! The activity started by taking a tour around the farm where the travelers got to try freshly squeezed juice (from a fruit I can't remember the name of, but is basically more nutritious than any other fruit).
Then, we were got to paint each other's faces with an orange fruit or some sort. It was pretty hilarious. Later, we learned about how they juice sugar cane. It was pretty difficult to squeeze of the juice out, but it was delicious. After touring the farm, we went to the restaurant area where students got to make homemade tortillas, yucca chips, and papaya root vegetarian meat (SO GOOD).
After our farm visit, we stopped at a restaurant for our dinner of beans, rice, fish or chicken, and fried spaghetti. Lastly, we headed to our hotel for the next two nights, Hotel Campo Verde. Campo Verde had cabins on a large property overlooking the Arenal Volcano. Students had no clue what they were going to see until the next morning.
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