Shew....it has been a busy couple of days!

My last post was a few days ago because we've been so busy!  Friday we showed our work to Bishop Hector, who brought Rev. Sarah in town to join us.  After showing off the garden we headed over to the church (Santa Cruz) and shared Eucharist with the Bishop and all the members of the mission group.  Then we shared lunch and then loaded the bus and headed to Cahuita.

Cahuita is located on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica, south of the city of Limon.  It took about 2 1/2 hours from the town of Guacimo.  Upon arriving it was raining so it was hard to see where we were.  After unloading our luggage we went to dinner at a small restaurant.  The food was excellent.  I had a garlic fish with salad and rice.  Although we couldn't see much of what was around on the drive back to the hotel, we could definitely feel the humidity and hear the sounds of the rainforest.  Let's just say I was worried that I would have mold growing on me in the morning!  However, when we woke up (to fighting monkeys!) and the sun was shining, we could see the surroundings and we knew that it was an interesting place.  We walked around a little on the trails around to see some of what was around us. 

On to our snorkeling tour, and for my first time it was great!  Although I grew up on an island in the Chesapeake Bay, I've never tried snorkeling.  It was an amazing experience to swim along with the fish, see the creatures below, remember that I can't just put my feet down to stand up because of thousand year old coral that is growing below. It is amazing to see life that up close and personal that is not like anything you see on a regular basis.

After our great snorkeling we walked around the town of Cahuita for a little souvenir shopping then back on the bus for a ride back to Earth University.  After arriving back at Earth, we were greeted by the some adults from St. Mark's that have just arrived to Costa Rica for their mission trip.  We shared a little of what we had been up to, but tomorrow we plan to show the work that was completed during the week.