Overdue

First of all, sorry for being so “slack” (hahaha) with my posting lately.  I just didn’t get around to it last week, and then with Dad here for the weekend there were way more important things to do.

Two weekends ago Sarah (from Penn.) and I went zip-lining (can I make that a verb?) through the jungle.  It was RUMPTIOUS! J  It was my first time ever doing a zip-line and it was incredible to be sailing through the jungle, flying over natural hot springs, gorgeous plants and even spotting toucans in the wild.  Our guides, Simón and ________ were great.  They held our cameras and took tons of pictures and really helped make the experience awesome. 

There were a total of 18 lines, the longest one being almost a kilometer long.  We stopped along the way to check out the scenery, the view and the hotsprings at various points.

 

After we finished the course, we were led to one of the hotsprings and were able to float around and relax for a while in the natural hottub.  We were given a plate full of fresh fruit, YES FRUIT, and were even given a mud massage (not from Simón).

From there we went back to Sambo Creek to eat fried conch, fish and calamari at a restaurant on the beach.   We watched some of the local kids doing Punta dancing, the traditional dance style of the Garifuna people.

The next day was rainy and gross so I watched one of the bootleg DVDs I have purchased, relaxed and studied a little bit.  Sarah and I decided that we were ready to get out of the house for a bit, so we went out to eat that night at the only restaurant in town with a salad bar! It might have been the highlight of the weekend to be able to eat vegetables!  Then we wrapped the weekend up with a night at the disco with Josue and his friends.