June 2 - Hiking Activity with our host family and River tour

Thanks to the Howler Monkeys, it was easy getting up at 4:45 in the morning to go eat breakfast and then head off to meet the rest of the group for our hike. Kimberly the daughter in the host family Bri and I were staying with came with us. Kimberly is one tough kid, she did the whole hike no complaining, always smiling and kicked most of our butts! It was a very tough and tiresome hike, but the views and the cavern at the top were definitely worth it. The way down was a little rough because I was very tired and dehydrated and got a little frustrated, but I still enjoyed it. After we got back from the hike, we ate a quick lunch and then headed to meet the group again for a tour on the river. The river was very pretty and we got a great view of the wildlife out there. We stopped over where they produced most of their clams and dumped the shells. There was just this hill of clam shells which was very cool. We saw a few crocodiles which was scary, but I was glad we got to see some! During the boat tour, we had a torrential down pour of rain which lasted the rest of the night into part of the morning. After the boat tour, we took a nap woke up for dinner and then watched a movie with our host mom and then went to bed. It was a very exhausting day and the mosquitoes were just making me even more tired. I wish we could have experienced more of their day to day lifestyle, but being able to hike and go on a boat tour with them is going to be a very memorable experience. We were the first group to stay with most of the families in this community and I think they did a good job at hosting us. Our host family was very accommodating. Although I am ready to go to the beach, it will be sad to leave in the morning.