WE started the day with a 4 hour bus journey to La Fortuna. Despite wandering foolishly around for a while we eventually made it to the bus stop only to discover that the bus was completely packed with absolutely no space what so ever. We had a mass panic until a friendly Tico taxi driver came to the rescue and all of us took a ride in his tourist minibus.We spent the journey remenissing UK greatest hits aswell as Bieber Fever and a little S Club 7. Yes I repeat..we are cool.
We turned up at Arenal Backpackers which were fully booked despite us booking three times before and consequently told us to come back in la manana.In the end we stayed at a Chinese hostel where we came across an overly aggressive landlord who stubbornly refused our haggaling techniques.
We set off for the exploradores canopy tour full of excitment. When we arrived we were given our gear and were thrown in at at the deep end with a 250 metres climb over the rainforest in open topped chair lift. By this time the nerves began to set in. We reached the top and were greeted by a smartly dressed Tico, with a glass of mango juice for all to calm the nerves. They eased us in with two 20 metre zip wires. but little did we jnow what was in store for us next. We were then launched down an 800 metre wire, flying down at 45 miles an hour. Special congratulations to Abby who conquered her fear of heights! We did 5 more zipwires which got big and faster each time.
We went out for dinner at a local restaurant where we gorged off the local burgers and ice cream! We began the hunt for souvenirs for family and friends and there was much choice in the town. Finishing the evening off with refreshing showers and air con, we settled in a luxuriously comfortable bed for the night.
The next day we went White Water Rafting. We were welcomed by a enourmous cooked breakfast then set off to the rapids. Shooting down the rapids was exhilerating as the guides yelled commands such as Right Forward, Get Down and Left Back which caused confusion and sent us spinning a couple of times. At this point we realised we were total adrenaline junkies.
The bus journey back was very... eventful, where we joined with another group called gap adventures, a crazy gang of adults. we were all blushing in dire embarassment at their sing.a.longs, frolicking nature, one man even managed to fall on Lucys lap. Us students were appalled yet surprisingly entertained by their drunken antics, but were relieved to escape in one piece to arenal backpackers after spending four long hours in their company!!
ADIOS for now
GGB
KEN KEN
ABBY
TAGGIE
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