The second actual day of the trip has arrived. I started early, catching the sun rise over the ocean with Erin. I went birding with Dr. Kanter and found so mabybedible plants! It was really exciting and productive. I'm getting a kick out of this DSLR camera I have rented from the library. Then we have breakfast at the hotel and we head off to the reserve near the hotel. I'm not feeling completely well, but as we hike I feel better. The trail is beautiful and packed with animals. We say a whole gang of monkeys, Capuchin and howlers. We saw a sloth, and sting rays and lots of birds and reptiles. We got to the beach and a bunch of monkeys got very close, within 3 ft of me, trying to get food.
Then it was time for snorkeling. And how I live snorkeling. There is very little that makes me happier than being in the water and watching this whole other world go by. The reef was dynamic and full of fish and anemones and corals. We had two swims and had peanut butter and tamirind sandwiches on the boat between stops. Some students got sea sick, but I've never had that problem much, so I had a blast. I reapplied sunscreen but I still got an angry red burn on my back, unfortunately. It always seems to happen. Should have worn my long sleeve bathing suit. The swimming ended all too quickly, and we went back to the hotel to shower. Then a group of us went to town and wandered around. I had very nice homemade ice cream and bought some soveniers and we hung out at a little resurant. The town is so cute and sleepy. We had a pizza party for dinner with pizza homade in an oven right next to us. Another sloth climbed a tree right next to where we were eating.
Once dinner was done, we went on a hunt for green eyed tree frogs and played some pool. Over all it was an amazing day.
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