June 26th, 2017 - Day One

Success! We all made it to the airport on time this morning (2:50 sharp).  First flight to Houston went smoothly, we even arrived a little early. That meant we had plenty of time to find doughnuts and coffee in the Houston airport. Boarding the next plane did take a little time, but we arrived in Liberia, Costa Rica safe and sound. Jon Doleman met us at the airport with a surprising fruit to try. It took some squishing to get everyone and all the bags into the vans, but we managed to make it to lunch at a local restaurant. It was phenomenal! After lunch we packed up back into the vans and began our adventure to the Costa Rican rainforest! But we couldn't enjoy it just yet. One of the vans decided to break down, but the locals nearby were very kind, and offered us fruit and some small mountains to climb while we waited for the new van. The view was gorgeous! And many, many pictures were taken. We saw our first leaf cutter ants, tried some more fun fruit, and investigated every other type of bug we could find until the new van arrived. We arrived at Finca La Anita after a fun filled car ride with full control of the aux cord (we treated our driver to some high school karaoke and Disney songs... Ed especially liked Lion King), and tried some wild mangos on our journey to the farm.
Once we arrived, Pablo and his wife Anna met us at our cabins, then we headed to a meeting and dinner. We had to discuss the basic ground rules and layout of our trip, and we already know it's going to be amazing. Dinner was fantastic, and we're beginning to find a common theme of amazing food. Tomorrow, we get to tour the cacao farm at Finca (as well as taste some!), and some zip-lining. This trip has gotten off to a great start, and we can't wait for the next adventure!
-Grace E. and Mary M.



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  1. UnknownJune 27, 2017 at 11:03 AM

    Sound wonderful!! Just wanted to drop a special hello to my daughter Josie and wish a happy, wonderful, funfilled 15th Birthday!!
    Stephanie H.

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  2. marywalsh33June 27, 2017 at 11:24 AM

    Sounds like a week's worth of fun already! Soak in every second. Mary W.

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