Sunday, March 20, 2011

Costa Rica Arrival & Chilamate First Day!



Hello, this is Ellen Tuttle and Tali Skyles reporting live from Chilamate, Costa Rica. We have all arrived safely at the eco-lodge. No kids or luggage got left behind. The airport in Miami was big and crowded but we made it alive. A few of us split up in Miami to go get breakfast. After breakfast we played Uno, Scrabble, and Phase 10 while we waited for our plane. Once we boarded the plane, we split up and didn’t sit together. When we arrived in Costa Rica, our trip leader named Chris came and drove us to the eco-lodge. He brought some delicious Costa Rican snacks such as cheese balls, empanadas and chocolate. Our driver was named Herardo. He didn’t speak English so we had to use our Spanish. Once we arrived at the eco-lodge we were greeted by Megan, Sarah and Giovanni. We took a short tour of the house and then ventured into the tropical rainforest with our other guide William. In the rainforest we saw poisonous dart frogs, walking trees, monkey ladders, parakeets, and lots of green plants. Once we were done hiking in the rainforest, we settled in and ate a delicious homemade dinner. The food consisted of beef stew, sweet mashed potatoes, rice, swash, salad and black beans. After dinner, we met up at our lodge and reflected on our day. We got ready for bed and saw a bat in our room; most of the girls screamed and ran away including Mr. Wooden. We couldn’t get the bat out so he stayed the night. After our bat fiasco, Chris and Mr. Wooden helped us put our mosquito nets in our room. After everyone was settled, we called it a night to get some much needed rest for the next day. Well that concludes our first day Costa Rica. We are looking forward to many more exciting adventures. Stay tuned for more!

7 comments:

Eulonda said...

Awesome update, girls. Felt like I was there with you. The bat story is pretty funny :-). Love ya xxox

Eulonda said...

Photos pls!!! Lol

Susan A said...

Mr. Wooden - nice to see you are keeping the kids entertained! haha
Great bat story! Make sure you are getting lots of photos, especially of the group all together - need a yearbook page!

Eulonda said...

Viewed the video. So cute! Tali so glad you wore your aqua Snowbird t-shirt. You stand out! LOL.

Unknown said...

Ellen - thanks for the update. Glad that you are having fun. Tu nous manques beaucoup!

Pretty Ricki said...

What a great update :) We're all living vicariously through your adventures. Great reporting!

Unknown said...

Kids looked like they are having a ball! I'm impressed with all the food they are eating.