On this
expedition we went to Costa Rica. This was by far my favorite expedition so
far. This was my first time out of the country. In fact, this was my first time
even leaving this land mass. I was very happy that we were flying there. I have
only flown about ten times if you are including the flight back as well. When
we first got to the Charlotte airport I was very pumped for the flight. My
favorite part of the flight is the takeoff and the landing. I like the takeoff
because I am a car lover and I live for the feeling of being molded into the
seat behind you and the feeling of acceleration. Same as the landing except
that you are being thrown forward and the only thing that is keeping you from
smashing head first, into the person in front of you is the seat belt. Same as
a car except with some car when you floor the brakes, as soon as you stop you
must wait until your eyes have been rightly inserted into your eye sockets.
Our
flight was not delayed and we got right onto the plane and in about ten minutes
we were heading for the runway.
This is a 757 which is the plane we took
to Costa Rica and back.
We took
off and our flight only lasted about three hours and then we began our descent.
This surprised me because I was expecting a flight that was at least going to be 5
hours or more. When we landed we had to go through customs and Logan had told
us that these people didn’t mess around at all. Now, I am not saying Logan
doesn’t know what he is talking about, but the lady I was sent to didn’t try to
make me uncomfortable. She wasn’t mean but she wasn’t a very talkative person
either and in less than two minutes we were done and I was moving on.
Next,
we met our trip tour guide, Willie. He was one of the coolest dudes ever. He
had a pimped out van with l.e.d lights and movie screens in the front and back
of the van. Our first stop was to the Backpackers hostel in the heart of San
Jose. The sign at the front door was a little weird considering we weren’t even
close to the beach. It had a picture of a turtle with a surfboard at the beach.
I liked it there because everyone was very peaceful and calm there.
Then once
we were done with that we had a tour of San Jose and we tried a lot of food,
which was all great. Then we headed for la Fortuna. We first went to a
waterfall where we swung in with a rope swing. The next we went to the hot
springs and horseback riding up a volcano. My favorite part of being there was
by far the zip lining and going downs the giant slide in the hot springs. We also
went to a little fair where everyone went as pale as a blank sheet of paper
after being on a spinning ride.
Then we went to Manuel Antonio. This was by far
my favorite place. We went surfing, boogie boarding, bodysurfing, and sand
eating at the beach. I did however get a sunburn towards the end of the trip
that was so bad that whenever I bent backwards at all, I would get a serious
dose of pain. The snow cones they had there were so different and better than I
have ever tasted. They put this stuff called Leche on it, which I guess was a
kind of flavoring. It was kind of like caramel, except a different color and
less strong aftertaste! I loved it there and I really want to go back with my
family during this summer break. This was one of the most incredible places I
have ever been to and I will never forget it.
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