Who would have thought a person like me could wake up at 6:30 in the morning and actually be THRILLED about it? Don't worry, I fit in some naps.
By 7 am, I had met up with my group and we climbed aboard a boat called "Seaduced". From there we had an awesome hour long boat ride to the mainland. The waves were absolutely breath-taking, the way they crashed against the water. I just stared out in silence almost the entire time.
I've decided that between this and my trip to Costa Rica two years back, I LOVE the Caribbean. I would definitely live here. The culture is so absolutely fantastic. Bright colors, the music, the way people greet you. Oh, it magical.
I had been ziplining twice before. Once in Colorado and once in Costa Rica. I remember when I went two years ago, I was TERRIFIED. I was shaking, my palms were sweating, the works. But this time, I was just way too excited. I got my gear on and started climbing to our first station. I zipped through the air like a pro and I enjoyed every minute of it. This course had 7 lines and the longest one was 700 feet long. Of course, this is the line that I forgot to brake on and I ran smack dab into the tree.
It was also kind of cool because my professor that went with was pretty nervous and she just kept holding on to me in between. :) It's good to feel needed sometimes. And I really like the relationships I'm developing with my professors (and my fellow classmates) while we are here. I would trust these ladies with anything.
After ziplining, we had a really nice buffet style lunch and then it was off to cave tubing. That's exactly what it sounds. You lay on an inner tube, through a cave. All you've got is a hard hat with a light. The insides of the caves were so beautiful. It'd amazing what nature can do. But eventually, that ended too. And that's when the real fun began.
When we reached our end point, I noticed Melissa going off to a cliff. I watched her climb up and jump off into the water. It wasn't an overly high cliff, but high enough. I was thinking about how that would be really cool but I'm afraid of heights. Meanwhile, Jana decides she wants to go but doesn't want to go alone. Somehow, she convinced me to climb up that cliff and jump into that water. Craziest, most exhilarating thing I've ever done. I was on an adrenaline rush for forever. It was so awesome!
From there we kind of just rewind. Hour long bus ride, hour long boat ride, and we're back at Blue Tang.
When we got back, Molly and I met with Alex and Danielle and went to a little restaurant down the beach called Fidos. I had some seafood ceviche, which was actually really good given the fact I'm not a fan of seafood.
After dinner the 4 of us just kind of hung out and chatted. Then it was finally time for bed.
Tomorrow's plans?
First Day at Holy Cross Primary School.
Wish me luck!
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