Day 5: June 20

We woke up at the crack of dawn (6:30), to catch another astounding Costa Rican breakfast of toast  with cacao nibs, eggs, rice and beans, and another daily mystery juice that is yet to be disappointing (this time, green).  

 

After breakfast, we went horseback riding past the scenic mountains, and looked over the border to Nicaragua. There were many types and colors of horses, and one mule for "folks of taller stature" which was given to me (Logan).  When we got back, the horseback leader even told us that we were the best group he had seen so far. We learned a lot and was different from other ways of riding.

We dove into research and started the experiment(s) we designed with our groups. Each group quickly ran into their experiments for hours with plenty of ant carnage going on.

 

Instead of getting served dinner tonight, we made our own with a cooking class with things like salad, ceviche, and tortillas. The cooks at the place who taught us didn't speak English, so the few of us who spoke Spanish some got to be translators for the evening.  It was crowed in the kitchen with 26 people in it, but we found a way to work and made it to dessert, which was elephant ears, a famous dish of Costa Rica.

On the way back, we encountered yet another Leaf-Cutter ant trail.  Looking forward to a long hike in the rainforest tomorrow!

Logan & Isaac                                                             Day 5 link to Picture Google Folder