The day we got to sleep in

Tuesday was a good day. We got to sleep in til 8!! After breakfast we loaded up and headed to Manuel Antonio...a five hour ride. A couple of hours in we stopped to go to the bathroom at the Rio Tarcoles which is known for its alligators. We saw about 20 alligators laying out on the banks and got to see a few babies. It was here we noticed that not all of Costa Rica is as beautiful as we had thought. It smelled bad and there was trash everywhere. Later as we talked with Dr. Terdal he admitted that unintentionally this was a side of Costa Rica he neglected to show us. It is not all conservation and beauty. It has its citizens who don't care about the environment and choose to liter it with trash. It was something that none of us had really thought about until then. America is the same way. As Dr. Terdal stated it would be like bringing a Costa Rican here and only showing him/her Yellowstone or any other national park but not showing them any other side of our imperfect country. Once we arrived in Manuel Antonio we checked into what was my second favorite hostel. The girls room was equipped with its own bathroom and its own kitchen. It was rainy of course but once it lightened up some of us girls decided we would walk down to the market and grab food for dinner. Once back at the room Brittney made guacamole for an appetizer and we all did our part and cooked some spaghetti.

The market we visited was a mini one so instead of hamburger meat we had some sort of sausage in it. We all agreed it was a bit primitive but it was fun to be in the kitchen with the girls and get to whip up some food in a different country.