Change of plans... go figure

So due to a tropical storm and or depression passing over the entire country the other day, our plans for the weekend changed. Instead of heading to the Osa Peninsula on Friday morning, we had class instead. Then today (Saturday) we went white water rafting through the rainforest. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. I can´t even describe how picturesque the area was. We were litterally deep in the rainforest, totally natural, and even saw some native indians and indigenous people along the way. We had an incredible day for rafting, the weather was perfect, the sun was out (you would never guess that a tropical storm just passed through), even the usual Costa Rican afternoon shower held off long enough for us to finish our trip. The company picked us up from Veritas at 6:15 this morning, drove us to breakfast and then up a mountain to where we started the rafting trip back down. Along the way we stopped on a patch of rocks along the side of the river and the guides pulled out all kinds of fruits and vegitables and meats and we all ate a big lunch together. Afterwards we continued down to the end and came back to San Jose around 500. It was a long day but a very exciting and satisfying one.

Now that the storm has cleared we were able to push back our trip to the Osa Peninsula so we leave for that tomorrow at 6am sharp. I am really excited to see what it is like down there, but I am also a little nervous about the conditions we will be living in for the next 3 days. (The Osa Peninsula is off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, along the Panama border, and it is regarded as the most biodiverse place on Earth. You aren´t even able to drive to it, we have to take a boat to actually get there and we are staying at some kind of park reserve that sounds like one giant tent with cots inside... should be interesting) Bring on the next adventure...