Alexander
I had a fun time jumping and shaking the bridge just to see the reactions of the rest of the group. They were getting mad at me, so I eventually stopped. The view was amazing. And to make it even better, it was raining. It seems that almost everything we do in Costa Rica is accompanied by rain, as if it is the side dish to the main plate, the beans to the rice.
Polina
Today was a cool and foggy day, but it didn’t stop us from going to the hanging bridges. I have never been on hanging bridges before, so I was very excited. We went to Arenal hanging bridges national park. At the entrance of the park, it was a nice view of volcano Arenal. The Arenal Hanging Bridges are a complex of trails and bridges through the rain forest that was developed for the purpose of ecotourism. The main goals are the observation of nature and its protection. The private nature reserve of almost 250 hectares of tropical rain forest houses a high local diversity of animal and plant species. There are 16 bridges in total. Ten of them are regular or static bridges and vary in length from eight to 22 meters. Six are hanging or suspension bridges and are 48 to 98 meters long. The hanging bridges have an elegant and safe design and were constructed according to the latest and most modern techniques. At first it was scary to walk on the bridge because it was moving from side to side, and I could see the trees underneath myself. Then I got use to it, even though other bridges were located higher. All the bridges had a nice panoramic view of trees, and rivers.
We had dinner in the place called “La Casona del Maíz”. The dinner was wonderful and I enjoyed everything I ordered. I had carrot and orange juice, guacamole and chicken with mushroom sauce and vegetables.
We had dinner in the place called “La Casona del Maíz”. The dinner was wonderful and I enjoyed everything I ordered. I had carrot and orange juice, guacamole and chicken with mushroom sauce and vegetables.
"I had a fun time jumping and shaking the bridge just to see the reactions of the rest of the group." - Alexander
"At first it was scary to walk on the bridge because it was moving from side to side, and I could see the trees underneath myself." - Polina
Kimberly
I do not like water. We were in a rain forest though so I should have known better. I was not prepared for this trip as much as I thought I was. I could probably pack another suitcase entirely full with all of the things I should have brought with me: an umbrella, a raincoat, a second pair of shoes to wear while the others are drying, more shorts because once the bottoms of my pants get wet the water just travels up and up, more clothes in general because we end up using two sets a day between changing out of the wet ones into dry ones, and a backpack that water can’t get inside of. All that just to combat the rain. Then there are the mosquitoes that look like jet planes all over the place because there is so much water. Bug spray would've been a good idea. More energy would be nice too. Every day is so packed with things to do that I’m surprised I can get out of bed in the morning. Tomorrow is a free day though and we can do whatever we want to which probably means sleeping in, breakfast, laundry, and homework.
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