Last week Wednesday was then the first day of classes for the people of the church in Alajuelita. 23 people were on the list. I sent it to me, preparing content, not much before, because the alphabet and other basic skills, I have already informed male Ettlich. My Organistaion ACI had specially made for my students out of their single-sided sheets lubricating small folder, which could then be used for writing.
To Item 6 clock I got from boxing in Canaan and was a crowd sitting in the lounge. Because of 23rd Fast 50 People of all ages were 13-60 years come to can take lessons from me. Those were a few more than I expected. I was not nervous, but when I started to teach but I noticed that he is not at all easy to teach so many people. Everyone was very civilized, revealed, co-written and done what I have told them. Nevertheless, one has to somehow retrieve all, and not only 10, but that goes bad, to ask 50 people constantly. to make group work with 50 people is not exactly the easiest way. Everything was a bit chaotic. Less my lessons, as that was then but a few with you, who could already speak some English. The pastor had organized someone to Thursdays give another basic course and an advanced course, whereby it will no longer be so many students in my class (which is fine with me). The whole thing was organized during my teaching, so a few times had to be interrupted, new lists were created and and and ... I also teach 2 hours, and not just the usual one. The time I was very geschlaucht. I also precisely two hours of hardcore Boxworkout came. Somehow I have mastered it then but, 20 minutes earlier conclusion made and given as homework learning. Let's see how seriously they take it. I can function without copies, but think that there may be more encouraged to sit down and learn if you have leaves, you must edit. Copies to the students but pay for themselves how I would organize the whole, I must visit. I will hope once again that I can teach Wednesday a smaller group.
Guido, who works for the pastor should take me to the lessons down to the taxi stand, where to drive me home. The taxi driver made the pastor a "special price", which was really very cheap. I chatted with him during the trip and learned that he knows the pastor for 18 years. He was also addicted to drugs and having his pre-trial Hogar Zoe ended 15 years ago - with the same time .... Wilberth Miranda! He used to do the work now Wilberth in the center makes and has also worked several years for a pastor until he met his current wife in the church and his taxi company has built up. Erstaunenswert! Wilberth's and his wife were close friends. The pastor was like a father to him. It amazes me what the center has a history after all. He told me that from the internal, who in his day began with him withdrawing, now have only 3 pieces of a normal life, he - Wilberth - and yet another. The rest is dead, or still dependent on the road.
Claire came Thursday, the volunteers currently working in the office of my organization, ACI, to me at work. They wanted me in teaching the internal watch, it take some photos, and of course get some information telling about my work. You should write for the Internet website of the organization a report about me and my work.
I have taught about 7 Internal and again even noticed how hard it is to teach drug addicts. I'm Claire worked briefly, "working with drug addicts," and they got it confirmed his own body. She was completely surprised by the hour, are not as understood as the really simple things, things that are right next to the table. A new student I could not answer a question about a word. The answer was directly on the board. He did not know it, he said. Previously, he had spoken to someone else. Why is he not paying attention, I asked him something harsh and told him that the answer directly but is on the board.
"I'm sorry .... it is ... I have a lot of cocaine and smoked crack and I just try to focus" ...
"how long are you here? ..
" 3 days ..."...
"well, you're excused," I told him.
Claire I said then, that is usually nothing to do with the new in the first 2 weeks. are often the hardest weeks of withdrawal. I tried with Claire in the lessons, while I on the board, the English translation of "What is ...?" wrote and asked for words that no one knew. Then I told them, but asks Claire, she speaks English. This time they have spoken, and at the same time heard anyone whose native language is English. They settled for some time getting used to it. When going out to me the highest compliments Claire then said to my way of teaching, which made me very happy. She says she can not at all understand that I have so much patience with them.
They also either do not get accustomed to so much "attention" from men. I reassured her and then told her that the Internal just received hardly any women to face. Quite apart from that I am used to can shock me after my visit to prison a few months anyway, nothing more to when men cry, comments, and look about.
This time, I report from the weekend my friend Merle and me in Tortuguero in the north of the Caribbean Coast (Limon). Tortuguero is famous for the masses of turtles, which nest in Turtle time there on the beach. The bordering Tortuguero National Park also encompasses a huge area of tropical rain forest, which is open only a tiny fraction of the visitors tour.
We started this exciting journey on Friday morning. Previously, we had heard that upon arrival in the boat already starts the exciting part. And so it was also enthusiastic about the "River of Happiness", by which we drove, we saw on the way there crocodiles in the water and drove on some interesting, over for us yet indefinable plants and birds. Merle and I sat next to the boat companion, who incidentally reported from time to time what the flora and fauna, and also had a very trained eye for example, crocodiles and other creatures.
boat station towards Tortuguero.
Welcome to Tortuguero National Park.
came after 5 hours of travel we had to wait in the village of Tortuguero and not take long for the Caribbean air made us once again to create. Enthusiastic about the sweet, Caribbean village, which lies between the sea and the Tortuguero Canal, we ran us anyway a few times during our stay in the narrow streets and the only 200m long main street.
our breakfast soda
papaya tree
Tortuguero's center!
Without rumzuschauen large hotels, we went to the beach and decided relatively quickly for Cabinas Miss Miriam 2 "from the outside looked very sweet and very close to the beach was. The sand on the beach was grayish black. The fact that visitors are more likely due to Tortuguero National Park, it is not really used as a bathing beach, though you could theoretically swim. It is therefore mainly Nesting beach for turtles.
directly on the beach.
the way to the rooms.
Merle and I decided, in the evening attend a turtle tour, although there is currently no Schildkrötennistzeit. It was said that the chance yet to see a few, and the day before were probably seen some. The idea of this "turtle tour" look, we will climb into a boat and go turtle, we agreed to Merle's brought us a Malibu-like Cahuita rum. We came to the point where we needed ice. Pretty good mood, it made us not even a bit in coming Ströh rain 100m run to a private house, is sold in the loud chubby, black ice Hotel Mama. With chunks of ice for 400 colones (60 cents) in the hand (because of ice.), We let us first divide the block from the hotel in Papa dice until we finally could enjoy the delicious rum on. Before the tour again soon to the supermarket to buy by 2 Cuba Libre, and on it went. Drunk and with 2 Rumdosen in hand, now we waited for the tour company on the Tour Guide.
Ruben, our guide, emerged now and went with two of us to the beach, pointed to the left and said, "So now we run for 1 hour in the direction look out for turtles on the lookout, and then we go back again. "surprised First, we set off. The level waned. During the run we told Ruben that at present the largest tortoise of the planet nests. He showed us how to make a turtle track recognizes and by the way we walked past the place, was where most nested a turtle the day before. He told us very interesting things, by the way he was always a sign to other tours that we have seen no turtle, with its red light on the head or he spent a light, to ask if anyone else has seen one. But nothing. While it had been almost 11 clock at night were, it was still quite bright as the moon well that day seemed very bright. These were unfortunately not the perfect conditions for nesting. After 2 hours of bouncing beach walk we came completely sober, with 2 still crowded Cuba Libre-cans and, unfortunately, without sight of turtles.
The next morning we should go directly to 7 next to the canal tour, which was worth every minute as we had already heard. So we were excited going in the morning and left us again by Ruben sail across the Channel.
before the tour!
We were alone on the tour, which was very pleasant, because we were not surrounded by people who get up every second mosquito buzzing around and whip out the camera. The whole may still equipped with sun hat and sandals. Apart from the fact that the boat was absolutely unique and stunning in the rain forest, we saw some interesting plants, birds, monkeys, caimans (crocodile) and iguanas that looked almost like dinosaurs.
(on the log!)
Ruben
took the boat to shore and got out with us. Three of us, far and not a soul, we hiked through pristine rain forest. Ruben caught red frogs and showed them to us, he went with us to giant lianas and told us that this plant is very important because it is used for medicine production, weight loss well be, and that even up to 1 / 2 l natural water produced. If we were cutting it would come out of water. Overwhelmed by my presence in the jungle, I also found it really interesting to stand just beside this liana! Merle and I could only keep "madness" ... and "Running with Scissors" ... contrary call. Since we are a little behind the others Tour boats set off, we had the canals and rivers to ourselves. We could listen in solitude, the sounds of birds and insects. In telling Ruben threw so in the interview that it was actually forbidden to enter the country, but he would do it anyway, to show it to us.
with red frog in the jungle!
was on the way back the tour guide another boat, Ruben then turned to a corner of the forest, in the direction of Ruben and went closer. We were allowed one Live show from about 10 monkeys White admire that jumped around happily in the trees. We just enjoyed to be able to participate in the spectacle in the pure nature.
Cayman
Upon arrival in Tortuguero Ruben then mentioned again in passing, in which river sleeves we were all, and that he (forbidden access) with a "Prohibido el paso" sign would go straight and won easily. If he were not so , View to pay admission for the park, and then not reinzudürfen. Very amusing, the Ruben.
Clock Around 12 noon we came back to the hotel. Still some of the turtles geschlaucht hike and the little sleep, we ratzten only spent a few hours before it was going to walk in the park. Still a little tired of the park workers, who wanted to give us any discount volunteer and still quite boldly claimed that he was the boss here, we wanted to enter the park. The entrance was blocked but with rope and we got to view "entrance only with boots and tickets. The ticket we had, but boots? The sign bestowing any attention, we wanted herkriechen under the rope, have we heard the whistle in fine Deten Ranger: boots please! Merle had long since tired of the national park. I, however, she moved back to the home of two old grannies-Tica, boots rented for $ 1, and put us on either one pair of boots.
now ready to start. The National Park Plan indicated that it was just a trail that is 1.9 km long. More visitors is not disclosed to the public. Should be to create so quickly, we said to ourselves. It went to the right and left, we went once to the left is, for sure, the trail - we thought. After 2 minutes, got on my nerves the boots, and I went back to my flip flops. Then I wore the boots better. Merle was brave in his boots. It went through a wooded area that you would surely find in Germany. Jungles, it was not before us. Sometimes you could see next to an even barbed wire fence, then started next to the private property. We were a bit disappointed.
the initial motivation!
Ca. one kilometers later we get to the beach. You could go straight go out of the woods to the beach or to the right. The right way was a large "limits Parque Nacional Tortuguero" at. And now? "Limit" is but "limit", the can not have been so not! We were still not at all correct in the rain forest! Where to go for next? Signs garkeine shit here!, Say maybe "limit" is something else, perhaps of "Mitad" half or so, sure, half of the way and we have to continue talking Merle and I are just oblivious to. We walked on. After 10 minutes of running then I was also aware of why you should enter the park with boots. Nevertheless, I remained in my flip flops. We went on and on. We were in the rain forest and beat us by bushes and shrubs that now and the way to grow. As in the jungle level, "who have made really beautiful adventure," I thought to myself and was thrilled. After 40 minutes knitterich Merle was easy, "This can not be right here, Benita, we go for too long." And she was right, for our really tight step was needed for this 1.9 km quite a while. "No, no, we're in the right Merle, we like to come" ... Sweating, full of scratches on the legs and quite tired of the millions of insects buzzing around us as if they had only 10 years waiting for that time passes someone can stand it go on, we an empty potato chip bag ... "Here, civilization! Here we are right !"... Hope to come. After about 1 1 / 2 hours bouncing walk Merle had enough. "Come on, we turn around! Here we come so to never be the same too dark !"... We finally turned around, because the belief that this way we again brings to the park exit was, even I had now lost. Angry and annoyed that we now had at least 1 1 / 2 hour run back in front of us, crack Merle thin vines from the trees and plants from the earth, threw it back on the ground and schrieh only "Is this shit here!" through the jungle. Merle - rather nervously - I - confident, I could see the rain forest at the moment probably more than they enjoy! After 20 minutes there was crackling in the trees, and an obviously pregnant female monkey, which was similar to the size of a gorilla appeared, and seemed to watch us. A sense of excitement and nervousness overcame me at the same time. You can even get used to going in this country animals you might see in Germany, only behind bars in the zoo, in the open wilderness. But this situation was a slight exception because we have plenty in a national park, but were not directly on a visited path. We were at the mercy of nature. We have searched and no one has. From the Ranger at the park entrance, we had long enough that we still had hope placed in him. Otherwise, yes there was none. By chance I had while the number of the park with this, even a cell phone. But without receiving that does not help much.
stood Merle and I therefore - in the rain forest of Costa Rica, surrounded by all animals, butterflies, lizards and all sorts of tech cattle that Merle only allowed to hope that there is no dengue mosquito is there and the rest of the year in Costa Rica that are in the bucket. Quite apart from that we had already secured three hours power walking behind us, we went because it was really getting dark. At some point we finally arrived at the beach. Now for me the tension was done, I was out of the woods, and the beach will lead us into the village already. As long it takes for now, we had no idea. From civilization far and wide, no trace. Exhausted, tired, dirty, wet and sweaty, we moved our feet like two stranded who had just swum from Africa, and now to civilization were looking after us over miles of beach. We have talked long gone, too much Electricity Consumption!
finally at the beach!
... and out of the rain forest!
the Havaiana-flip-flops are suitable for jungle!
After an hour beach walk, it was mitlerweile dark, we found a couple on a tree trunk turtelndes sitting. Let nurnoch 5 minutes to the center. Thank God!
We arrived safely at home and were able to laugh after a long shower and gallons of water and almost back on our experience. You have to have been there, were Merle and I agree! I'd say, the rain forest, we now have seen live and pure, but again does not have to be! The evening party was planned
by channel bleed jungle tour and then done well. More than a little food we could not, and off we went!
went so well our first and hopefully last jungle adventure to end. Today we were glad to have arrived back in the cool San Jose. The weekend was memorable with Merle, as have many things, including nat0rlich experienced many new things and seen. Thank you dear Merle!
To Item 6 clock I got from boxing in Canaan and was a crowd sitting in the lounge. Because of 23rd Fast 50 People of all ages were 13-60 years come to can take lessons from me. Those were a few more than I expected. I was not nervous, but when I started to teach but I noticed that he is not at all easy to teach so many people. Everyone was very civilized, revealed, co-written and done what I have told them. Nevertheless, one has to somehow retrieve all, and not only 10, but that goes bad, to ask 50 people constantly. to make group work with 50 people is not exactly the easiest way. Everything was a bit chaotic. Less my lessons, as that was then but a few with you, who could already speak some English. The pastor had organized someone to Thursdays give another basic course and an advanced course, whereby it will no longer be so many students in my class (which is fine with me). The whole thing was organized during my teaching, so a few times had to be interrupted, new lists were created and and and ... I also teach 2 hours, and not just the usual one. The time I was very geschlaucht. I also precisely two hours of hardcore Boxworkout came. Somehow I have mastered it then but, 20 minutes earlier conclusion made and given as homework learning. Let's see how seriously they take it. I can function without copies, but think that there may be more encouraged to sit down and learn if you have leaves, you must edit. Copies to the students but pay for themselves how I would organize the whole, I must visit. I will hope once again that I can teach Wednesday a smaller group.
Guido, who works for the pastor should take me to the lessons down to the taxi stand, where to drive me home. The taxi driver made the pastor a "special price", which was really very cheap. I chatted with him during the trip and learned that he knows the pastor for 18 years. He was also addicted to drugs and having his pre-trial Hogar Zoe ended 15 years ago - with the same time .... Wilberth Miranda! He used to do the work now Wilberth in the center makes and has also worked several years for a pastor until he met his current wife in the church and his taxi company has built up. Erstaunenswert! Wilberth's and his wife were close friends. The pastor was like a father to him. It amazes me what the center has a history after all. He told me that from the internal, who in his day began with him withdrawing, now have only 3 pieces of a normal life, he - Wilberth - and yet another. The rest is dead, or still dependent on the road.
Claire came Thursday, the volunteers currently working in the office of my organization, ACI, to me at work. They wanted me in teaching the internal watch, it take some photos, and of course get some information telling about my work. You should write for the Internet website of the organization a report about me and my work.
I have taught about 7 Internal and again even noticed how hard it is to teach drug addicts. I'm Claire worked briefly, "working with drug addicts," and they got it confirmed his own body. She was completely surprised by the hour, are not as understood as the really simple things, things that are right next to the table. A new student I could not answer a question about a word. The answer was directly on the board. He did not know it, he said. Previously, he had spoken to someone else. Why is he not paying attention, I asked him something harsh and told him that the answer directly but is on the board.
"I'm sorry .... it is ... I have a lot of cocaine and smoked crack and I just try to focus" ...
"how long are you here? ..
" 3 days ..."...
"well, you're excused," I told him.
Claire I said then, that is usually nothing to do with the new in the first 2 weeks. are often the hardest weeks of withdrawal. I tried with Claire in the lessons, while I on the board, the English translation of "What is ...?" wrote and asked for words that no one knew. Then I told them, but asks Claire, she speaks English. This time they have spoken, and at the same time heard anyone whose native language is English. They settled for some time getting used to it. When going out to me the highest compliments Claire then said to my way of teaching, which made me very happy. She says she can not at all understand that I have so much patience with them.
They also either do not get accustomed to so much "attention" from men. I reassured her and then told her that the Internal just received hardly any women to face. Quite apart from that I am used to can shock me after my visit to prison a few months anyway, nothing more to when men cry, comments, and look about.
This time, I report from the weekend my friend Merle and me in Tortuguero in the north of the Caribbean Coast (Limon). Tortuguero is famous for the masses of turtles, which nest in Turtle time there on the beach. The bordering Tortuguero National Park also encompasses a huge area of tropical rain forest, which is open only a tiny fraction of the visitors tour.
We started this exciting journey on Friday morning. Previously, we had heard that upon arrival in the boat already starts the exciting part. And so it was also enthusiastic about the "River of Happiness", by which we drove, we saw on the way there crocodiles in the water and drove on some interesting, over for us yet indefinable plants and birds. Merle and I sat next to the boat companion, who incidentally reported from time to time what the flora and fauna, and also had a very trained eye for example, crocodiles and other creatures.
boat station towards Tortuguero.
Welcome to Tortuguero National Park.
came after 5 hours of travel we had to wait in the village of Tortuguero and not take long for the Caribbean air made us once again to create. Enthusiastic about the sweet, Caribbean village, which lies between the sea and the Tortuguero Canal, we ran us anyway a few times during our stay in the narrow streets and the only 200m long main street.
our breakfast soda
papaya tree
Tortuguero's center!
Without rumzuschauen large hotels, we went to the beach and decided relatively quickly for Cabinas Miss Miriam 2 "from the outside looked very sweet and very close to the beach was. The sand on the beach was grayish black. The fact that visitors are more likely due to Tortuguero National Park, it is not really used as a bathing beach, though you could theoretically swim. It is therefore mainly Nesting beach for turtles.
directly on the beach.
the way to the rooms.
Merle and I decided, in the evening attend a turtle tour, although there is currently no Schildkrötennistzeit. It was said that the chance yet to see a few, and the day before were probably seen some. The idea of this "turtle tour" look, we will climb into a boat and go turtle, we agreed to Merle's brought us a Malibu-like Cahuita rum. We came to the point where we needed ice. Pretty good mood, it made us not even a bit in coming Ströh rain 100m run to a private house, is sold in the loud chubby, black ice Hotel Mama. With chunks of ice for 400 colones (60 cents) in the hand (because of ice.), We let us first divide the block from the hotel in Papa dice until we finally could enjoy the delicious rum on. Before the tour again soon to the supermarket to buy by 2 Cuba Libre, and on it went. Drunk and with 2 Rumdosen in hand, now we waited for the tour company on the Tour Guide.
Ruben, our guide, emerged now and went with two of us to the beach, pointed to the left and said, "So now we run for 1 hour in the direction look out for turtles on the lookout, and then we go back again. "surprised First, we set off. The level waned. During the run we told Ruben that at present the largest tortoise of the planet nests. He showed us how to make a turtle track recognizes and by the way we walked past the place, was where most nested a turtle the day before. He told us very interesting things, by the way he was always a sign to other tours that we have seen no turtle, with its red light on the head or he spent a light, to ask if anyone else has seen one. But nothing. While it had been almost 11 clock at night were, it was still quite bright as the moon well that day seemed very bright. These were unfortunately not the perfect conditions for nesting. After 2 hours of bouncing beach walk we came completely sober, with 2 still crowded Cuba Libre-cans and, unfortunately, without sight of turtles.
The next morning we should go directly to 7 next to the canal tour, which was worth every minute as we had already heard. So we were excited going in the morning and left us again by Ruben sail across the Channel.
before the tour!
We were alone on the tour, which was very pleasant, because we were not surrounded by people who get up every second mosquito buzzing around and whip out the camera. The whole may still equipped with sun hat and sandals. Apart from the fact that the boat was absolutely unique and stunning in the rain forest, we saw some interesting plants, birds, monkeys, caimans (crocodile) and iguanas that looked almost like dinosaurs.
(on the log!)
Ruben
took the boat to shore and got out with us. Three of us, far and not a soul, we hiked through pristine rain forest. Ruben caught red frogs and showed them to us, he went with us to giant lianas and told us that this plant is very important because it is used for medicine production, weight loss well be, and that even up to 1 / 2 l natural water produced. If we were cutting it would come out of water. Overwhelmed by my presence in the jungle, I also found it really interesting to stand just beside this liana! Merle and I could only keep "madness" ... and "Running with Scissors" ... contrary call. Since we are a little behind the others Tour boats set off, we had the canals and rivers to ourselves. We could listen in solitude, the sounds of birds and insects. In telling Ruben threw so in the interview that it was actually forbidden to enter the country, but he would do it anyway, to show it to us.
with red frog in the jungle!
was on the way back the tour guide another boat, Ruben then turned to a corner of the forest, in the direction of Ruben and went closer. We were allowed one Live show from about 10 monkeys White admire that jumped around happily in the trees. We just enjoyed to be able to participate in the spectacle in the pure nature.
Cayman
Upon arrival in Tortuguero Ruben then mentioned again in passing, in which river sleeves we were all, and that he (forbidden access) with a "Prohibido el paso" sign would go straight and won easily. If he were not so , View to pay admission for the park, and then not reinzudürfen. Very amusing, the Ruben.
Clock Around 12 noon we came back to the hotel. Still some of the turtles geschlaucht hike and the little sleep, we ratzten only spent a few hours before it was going to walk in the park. Still a little tired of the park workers, who wanted to give us any discount volunteer and still quite boldly claimed that he was the boss here, we wanted to enter the park. The entrance was blocked but with rope and we got to view "entrance only with boots and tickets. The ticket we had, but boots? The sign bestowing any attention, we wanted herkriechen under the rope, have we heard the whistle in fine Deten Ranger: boots please! Merle had long since tired of the national park. I, however, she moved back to the home of two old grannies-Tica, boots rented for $ 1, and put us on either one pair of boots.
now ready to start. The National Park Plan indicated that it was just a trail that is 1.9 km long. More visitors is not disclosed to the public. Should be to create so quickly, we said to ourselves. It went to the right and left, we went once to the left is, for sure, the trail - we thought. After 2 minutes, got on my nerves the boots, and I went back to my flip flops. Then I wore the boots better. Merle was brave in his boots. It went through a wooded area that you would surely find in Germany. Jungles, it was not before us. Sometimes you could see next to an even barbed wire fence, then started next to the private property. We were a bit disappointed.
the initial motivation!
Ca. one kilometers later we get to the beach. You could go straight go out of the woods to the beach or to the right. The right way was a large "limits Parque Nacional Tortuguero" at. And now? "Limit" is but "limit", the can not have been so not! We were still not at all correct in the rain forest! Where to go for next? Signs garkeine shit here!, Say maybe "limit" is something else, perhaps of "Mitad" half or so, sure, half of the way and we have to continue talking Merle and I are just oblivious to. We walked on. After 10 minutes of running then I was also aware of why you should enter the park with boots. Nevertheless, I remained in my flip flops. We went on and on. We were in the rain forest and beat us by bushes and shrubs that now and the way to grow. As in the jungle level, "who have made really beautiful adventure," I thought to myself and was thrilled. After 40 minutes knitterich Merle was easy, "This can not be right here, Benita, we go for too long." And she was right, for our really tight step was needed for this 1.9 km quite a while. "No, no, we're in the right Merle, we like to come" ... Sweating, full of scratches on the legs and quite tired of the millions of insects buzzing around us as if they had only 10 years waiting for that time passes someone can stand it go on, we an empty potato chip bag ... "Here, civilization! Here we are right !"... Hope to come. After about 1 1 / 2 hours bouncing walk Merle had enough. "Come on, we turn around! Here we come so to never be the same too dark !"... We finally turned around, because the belief that this way we again brings to the park exit was, even I had now lost. Angry and annoyed that we now had at least 1 1 / 2 hour run back in front of us, crack Merle thin vines from the trees and plants from the earth, threw it back on the ground and schrieh only "Is this shit here!" through the jungle. Merle - rather nervously - I - confident, I could see the rain forest at the moment probably more than they enjoy! After 20 minutes there was crackling in the trees, and an obviously pregnant female monkey, which was similar to the size of a gorilla appeared, and seemed to watch us. A sense of excitement and nervousness overcame me at the same time. You can even get used to going in this country animals you might see in Germany, only behind bars in the zoo, in the open wilderness. But this situation was a slight exception because we have plenty in a national park, but were not directly on a visited path. We were at the mercy of nature. We have searched and no one has. From the Ranger at the park entrance, we had long enough that we still had hope placed in him. Otherwise, yes there was none. By chance I had while the number of the park with this, even a cell phone. But without receiving that does not help much.
stood Merle and I therefore - in the rain forest of Costa Rica, surrounded by all animals, butterflies, lizards and all sorts of tech cattle that Merle only allowed to hope that there is no dengue mosquito is there and the rest of the year in Costa Rica that are in the bucket. Quite apart from that we had already secured three hours power walking behind us, we went because it was really getting dark. At some point we finally arrived at the beach. Now for me the tension was done, I was out of the woods, and the beach will lead us into the village already. As long it takes for now, we had no idea. From civilization far and wide, no trace. Exhausted, tired, dirty, wet and sweaty, we moved our feet like two stranded who had just swum from Africa, and now to civilization were looking after us over miles of beach. We have talked long gone, too much Electricity Consumption!
finally at the beach!
... and out of the rain forest!
the Havaiana-flip-flops are suitable for jungle!
After an hour beach walk, it was mitlerweile dark, we found a couple on a tree trunk turtelndes sitting. Let nurnoch 5 minutes to the center. Thank God!
We arrived safely at home and were able to laugh after a long shower and gallons of water and almost back on our experience. You have to have been there, were Merle and I agree! I'd say, the rain forest, we now have seen live and pure, but again does not have to be! The evening party was planned
by channel bleed jungle tour and then done well. More than a little food we could not, and off we went!
went so well our first and hopefully last jungle adventure to end. Today we were glad to have arrived back in the cool San Jose. The weekend was memorable with Merle, as have many things, including nat0rlich experienced many new things and seen. Thank you dear Merle!