Afternoon in Sarapiqui

After breakfast we loaded the bus and drove 2 hours to Sarapiqui.  We took a hike through Tirimbina to look for flowers and birds of certain colors.  There was a contest between two teams of students to see how many different species could be found with their "team" colors.  We were red and gray and we saw a lot of red foliage and even a tiny red frog.  All of us took a longer hike through the rain forest which included crossing a bridge over the Sarapiqui River.  That was very exciting!  It was VERY humid.  My clothes were half wet just from sweat and humidity.  My bandana came in very handy.  Don't forget the bugspray!

We ate lunch then rested for a short while before gathering together for a lesson on scientific discovery.  An excellent teacher talked to the kids about forming a hypothesis about what bats eat and how to test their hypothesis.  Then he showed them how to set up a seed trap to see if the bats leave any clues overnight about what they eat.

We are having a lesson on birds right now.  The journal that World Strides provides is colorful and informative.  I need to remind myself to ask for these to be sent around April 15 so I can show them to the kids before the stress of finals comes around.  We are going to birdwatch at 5:30 tomorrow morning!  I guess that's the best time to see birds!  We all have World Strides binoculars for better viewing.

I am blogging from the restaurant of our hotel.  It's free wifi out here but it is not available in the room.  We stay here for two nights and there is no air conditioning.  I wonder what the price difference is between a standard room (what we have) and a deluxe room is (I believe the kind with air-conditioning).  It's just sooo humid.