Day Six

Today started off with a bang as all the other days have. The food was superb and the juices that have been different every meal always find a way to surprise me. the flavors were sweet and savory almost melting in your mouth every time you took a bite. The smell of the food wafting from the kitchen almost made your heart skip a beat.

We had to wake up earlier than usual to go on a spectacular adventure through an area of the jungle on horseback! The views were beautiful and the ride felt smooth with only the once in awhile bumps on the trail. The lands grew darker the further we went in, the trees covering us from the rain coming down helping us continue with no worries. Left and right the teens were falling off and soon it was only a few left, but we had to continue. We rallied the troops saying "oy lads together we journey beyond!"  Finally we made it all out in one piece except for Sage who had earlier been eaten by a horse which thought his hair was hay.

After everyone was bandaged up and ready to move on to the next thing, we went into the town to learn the history and origin of the town. It was amazing to learn how the community came to be, and afterwards we were all treated to homemade ice cream made by the locals which was delicious.

Once we had gotten back to the cacao farm we were all starving so we had lunch. Once more the food was amazing. We had lasagna and plantain chips which was delicious all the way through. I think i might stay here.

The rest of the day was for working on our desired projects and studying the ants. And after the work was over we had dinner and then back to work and then to bed.  Well good day or good night to all hope you have a good morning, evening, and afternoon.


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Horseback ride between Eucalyptus grove



Ana of Finca la Anita and Ronald, president of the village association, giving history of the village



Arros con leche






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